Finance Score: -2
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 0
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • No PartB
(no info on trustees)
    • No supporters identified
    Overall GiG Score: -2 ?

    MARGARET R WATSON'S CHARITABLE TRUST 

    Analysis by Giving is Great

    Financial issues to consider:

    • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending
    Financial Data
    Income & Spending ?
    Period ending 29/05/18 29/05/19 29/05/20 29/05/21 29/05/22 29/05/23
    Total income £6,844 £7,167 £6,021 £4,930 £6,061 £5,879
    Total spending £9,326 £10,100 £9,870 £10,491 £7,574 £8,307
    Surplus/deficit -£2,482 -£2,933 -£3,849 -£5,561 -£1,513 -£2,428
    Established: 87 years
    Scottish Charity Regulator
    Listed activities
    • It makes grants, donations, loans, gifts or pensions to individuals
    GiG Classification
    • Other congregations
    Purposes
    • The prevention or relief of poverty
    • The advancement of religion
    Where it operates
    • City of Edinburgh
    Who it helps
    • Other defined groups

    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 15/05/1937, number: SC011192
    Filing Record
    4 returns made; all on time
    Main office

    , BS2 0JJ

    Objectives

    I direct the said Bank to pay, on the lapse of the life-rent in favour of my said brother, should he survive me or on my death should be predecease me, to the Parkhead East Church of Scotland, formerly the Parkhead United Free Church of Scotland, a legacy of Five Hundred pounds sterling, free of legacy duty.

    Data Sources

    Scottish Charity Regulator
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