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Lowson Trust, SC009279

Registered charity from 13 October 1991

Charity Details

The name the charity is known by.The Name the Charity is Known ByMiss Mary Lowsons Trust

This shows the latest contact address that OSCR has been given for the charity.Address78 High Street
Arbroath
Angus

This is the latest postcode that the charity has supplied.PostcodeDD11 1HL

Shown where the charity has supplied us with a link to its website.WebsiteNo Link Provided

Charities are shown as Standard charities, Registered Social Landlords, or Cross-Border charities. These last two will link through to other Regulators’ websites, where you may be able to view the charity’s accounts.Regulatory Type Standard

This personalised charity registration logo can be downloaded free of charge and used on the charity’s website, email signatures and publications.OSCR Registration Logo

These are taken directly from the charity's constitution. A charity's objects describe what the charity has been legally set up to achieve. They do not necessarily describe all of the activities the charity carries out in order to achieve these objects. Object:

I direct my Trustees to hold the residue of my Estate in Trust, which Trust is hereafter referred to as "The Lowson Trust" and that for the following purposes: ... (Second) my Trustees shall pay the annual balance of income equally to (1) Old Church, Arbroath, to be used for general Church purposes (2) Guthrie and Rescobie Congregation for Guthrie Church to be used for general Church purposes relating to Guthrie Church and (3) Monikie Hall Fund;

Details of the charity's operations

Current status of the charity.Charity Status: Active

When the charity last submitted a change in information.Last Updated: 06 Nov 2024

Whether the charity is a Trust, Company, Unincorporated Association, SCIO, Educational Endowment, Industrial & Provident Society or Statutory Corporation, the date it became that form, and any previous forms it may have had.Constitutional Form: Trust (founding document is a deed of trust) (other than educational endowment)

Constitutional Form Date: 13 Oct 1991

This best describes how local or widespread the work of the charity is.Geographical Spread: A specific local point, community or neighbourhood

This local authority area in which the charity is currently operating.Main Operating Location: Angus

The Charity and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act sets out 15 charitable purposes and one analogous purpose.Purposes: "the advancement of religion","the advancement of citizenship or community development"

This lists which beneficiary groups the charity has identified as being the main focus of activities: children / young people, older people, people with disabilities or health problems, people of a particular ethnic or racial origin, other defined groups, no specific group or for the benefit of the community, other charities / voluntary bodies.Beneficiaries: "Other defined groups"

This sets out the types of activity undertaken by the charity from the following: it makes grants, donations, loans, gifts or pensions to individuals, it makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations, it carries out activities or services itself, it does none of these.Types of activity undertaken: "It does none of these"

Annual Information Submission History

The end of the financial year for which accounts and information has been requested. Year End	The gross income for the period. Income	Expenditure	Annual Return Received	The date the return was validated by OSCR. Accounts Received	The accounts available to view have had personal data such as signatures and addresses redacted (blacked out) to comply with the requirements of the Data Protection Act 1998. The charity’s accounts are the responsibility of the charity trustees and any queries regarding the content of the accounts should be directed to the charity in the first instance. OSCR accepts no liability for the accuracy of the charity’s accounts nor any decision based upon them. Latest Accounts
06 Nov 2020	£1,254	£1,586	28 Oct 2021	Yes
06 Nov 2021	£1,102	£1,432	26 Jan 2022	Yes
06 Nov 2022	£6,408	£5,447	20 Sep 2023	Yes
06 Nov 2023	£1,415	£494	16 Sep 2024	Yes	Not published by OSCR
06 Nov 2024			No	Annual Information due by 06 Aug 2025
*Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, OSCR allowed an additional 9 months grace period for charities that were overdue/late when their annual information due by date fell between 01 March 2020 and 31 March 2021. If an annual return has been received on time (within nine months of the Year End Date), the 'Annual Return Received' box is green . If an annual return is late, the box is red .

Section 39 Reorganisation Reports

Title	Description	Effective From Date	Expiry Date	Document
SC009279	Lowson Trust (Miss Mary Lowson’s Trust) (SC009279) (‘the charity’) has applied to the Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator (OSCR) for approval of a reorganisation scheme for a variation of the constitution of the charity (whether or not in relation to its purposes) under section 42(3)(a) of the Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act 2005 (the 2005 Act).	22 Nov 2024	20 Dec 2024	OSCR Publication Summary - Lowson Trust

Information on details of charity trustees

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