Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 0
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    • No supporters identified
    Overall GiG Score: 0 ?

    WILLIAM SIMON WILSON CHARITABLE TRUST 

    Analysis by Giving is Great

    Positives:

    • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
    Financial Data
    Income & Spending ?
    Period ending 05/04/18 05/04/19 05/04/20 05/04/21 05/04/22 05/04/23
    Total income £39,475 £42,884 £40,290 £31,443 £38,369 £51,110
    Total spending £41,712 £51,725 £43,889 £33,518 £41,372 £41,577
    Surplus/deficit -£2,237 -£8,841 -£3,599 -£2,075 -£3,003 £9,533
    Established: 41 years
    Scottish Charity Regulator
    UN SDGs
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    Listed activities
    • It makes grants, donations, loans, gifts or pensions to individuals
    • It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations
    GiG Classification
    • Financial or material assistance
    Purposes
    • The prevention or relief of poverty
    • The advancement of education
    • The advancement of religion','the advancement of health','the saving of lives','the advancement of citizenship or community development','the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science','the advancement of public participation in sport','the provision of recreational facilities, or the organisation of recreational activities, with the object of improving the conditions of life for the persons for whom the facilities or activities are primarily intended','the advancement of human rights, conflict resolution or reconciliation','the advancement of environmental protection or improvement','the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage','the advancement of animal welfare','any other purpose that may reasonably be regarded as analogous to any of the preceding purposes
    Where it operates
    • UK and overseas, main operating location: South Ayrshire
    Who it helps
    • Children or young people
    • Older People
    • People with disabilities or health problems','No specific group, or for the benefit of the community','Other charities or voluntary bodies

    Who supports them? ?

    We have no records of donations from grant makers.

    How is it governed?

    Trustees

    Sorry we have no information about the Trustees.

    Legal constitution
    • Charity registered in Scotland on 17/07/1983, number: SC007519
    Filing Record
    5 returns made; all on time
    Main office

    , EH3 6SS

    Objectives

    (Primo) The Trustees shall in their selection of these purposes, institutions, foundations, bodies or trusts as are charitable in law take into consideration and pay special regard to (a) the advancement of religion and education, and (b) the relief of poverty, suffering, disease, sickness, infirmity, age, distress, and the physically and mentally handicapped, all whether in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland or elsewhere. (secundo) that the Trustees may in implement of but subject always to the primary trust purposes or anyone or more of them (a) provide or make payment to proper objects of charity of scholarships, bursaries, prizes, allowances, fees, costs and expenses of and for religious, educational, training, instructional, cultural, medical, surgical, nursing, curative, research, recreative, welfare, board, maintenance and other facilities, services, requisites, appliances, equipment, accomodation and materials, and food, fuel and other necessaries, grants of all kinds, including loans with or without security and whether at interest or free of interest, all as the Trustees in their sole discretion shall determine, whether in money or in kind and (b) make contributions or donations to or otherwise assist and subsidise any established charitable institution, foundation, body or trust having as or including among their purposes purposes similar to the primary trust purposes or anyone or more of them.

    Data Sources

    Scottish Charity Regulator
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