THE SCOTBELGE CHARITABLE TRUST

Registered charity 802962 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The principal activities of the Trust are to hold investments and make charitable donations out of income. Grant applications are reviewed by the Trustees on a regular basis and upon approval the appropriate payment is made.

Objects

PROMOTING ANY CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS THE TRUSTEES FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Environment/conservation/heritage · Get email alerts

Latest income
£78k
Latest spending
£102k
Registered
1990
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted funds of £1,404,624, which is above the reserves policy target of £1,230,520 set for the previous year. The trustees report no material uncertainties regarding the charity's status as a going concern. However, the charity reported a net expenditure for the year, resulting in a decrease in total funds from the previous year.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Investment income (97% of income)
“Dividend income 75,238” — page 8
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: £1,230,520 (held: £1.4m)
“At 5th April 2024 the amount of these reserves amounted to £1,230,520 (2023 - £1,766,356).” — page 3
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Grant to Wynifred Keswick Memorial Trust
“The trustees of The Scotbelge Charitable Trust are also trustees of the Wynifred Keswick Memorial Trust. During the year under review The Scotbelge Charitable Trust provided a grant of £20,000 to the Wynifred Keswick Memorial Trust (2024 - £45,000). The trustees of The Scotbelge Charitable Trust are also trustees of the Holywood Village Hall Trust. During the year under review The Scotbelge Charitable Trust provided a grant of £25,000 to the Holywood Village Hall Trust.” — page 11
“The trustees of The Scotbelge Charitable Trust are also trustees of the Wynifred Keswick Memorial Trust. During the year under review The Scotbelge Charitable Trust provided a grant of £20,000 to the Wynifred Keswick Memorial Trust (2024 - £45,000). The trustees of The Scotbelge Charitable Trust are also trustees of the Holywood Village Hall Trust. During the year under review The Scotbelge Charitable Trust provided a grant of £25,000 to the Holywood Village Hall Trust.” — page 11
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Grant to Holywood Village Hall Trust
“The trustees of The Scotbelge Charitable Trust are also trustees of the Wynifred Keswick Memorial Trust. During the year under review The Scotbelge Charitable Trust provided a grant of £20,000 to the Wynifred Keswick Memorial Trust (2024 - £45,000). The trustees of The Scotbelge Charitable Trust are also trustees of the Holywood Village Hall Trust. During the year under review The Scotbelge Charitable Trust provided a grant of £25,000 to the Holywood Village Hall Trust.” — page 11
“The trustees of The Scotbelge Charitable Trust are also trustees of the Wynifred Keswick Memorial Trust. During the year under review The Scotbelge Charitable Trust provided a grant of £20,000 to the Wynifred Keswick Memorial Trust (2024 - £45,000). The trustees of The Scotbelge Charitable Trust are also trustees of the Holywood Village Hall Trust. During the year under review The Scotbelge Charitable Trust provided a grant of £25,000 to the Holywood Village Hall Trust.” — page 11
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

Trustees · trustee networks

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
05/04/2025£78k£102k
05/04/2024£78k£107k
05/04/2023£74k£60k
05/04/2022£53k£56k
05/04/2021£60k£45k

Common questions

Is THE SCOTBELGE CHARITABLE TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted funds of £1,404,624, which is above the reserves policy target of £1,230,520 set for the previous year. The trustees report no material uncertainties regarding the charity's status as a going concern. However, the charity reported a net expenditure for the year, resulting in a decrease in total funds from the previous year. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.