--- title: "The Findlay Charitable Trust — charity SC042839 | CharityCompare" description: "The Findlay Charitable Trust (charity SC042839): income £6m (2025). Check registration, activities, accounts and official sources on an independent UK profile." source: https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/the-findlay-charitable-trust-2 retrieved: 2026-10-08T15:05:51.016Z date_note: "Retrieval time is not the filing, register-extract or editorial-review date; cite those dates from the content." license: "Charity data © Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0" --- Registered charity · No. SC042839Trust (founding document is a deed of trust) (other than educational endowment) FC # The Findlay Charitable Trust Independent profile · Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator (OSCR) data The Findlay Charitable Trust is a registered charity in Scotland. Its register classifications include the prevention or relief of poverty, the advancement of education, the advancement of health. Register extract 2026-10-04 · Not yet rated [Check official registration](https://www.oscr.org.uk/about-charities/search-the-register/charity-details?number=SC042839) Work at The Findlay Charitable Trust? [Claim this profile free](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/claim?charity=the-findlay-charitable-trust-2&type=claim&name=The%20Findlay%20Charitable%20Trust) to add your own description, logo and links. At a glance · official register ## What are the key facts about The Findlay Charitable Trust? Reported income · year ending 2025-04-05 £5,983,945 Reported spending · year ending 2025-04-05 £1,725,361 Registered charity number SC042839 Status in source extract Registered Charity type Trust (founding document is a deed of trust) (other than educational endowment) Register contact address detail (not service area) City of Edinburgh Quick answer The Findlay Charitable Trust (number SC042839) is listed as registered in the OSCR snapshot used here. Check the live register for its current position. Registration does not authenticate a particular fundraising appeal or establish the impact of a donation. ## What does The Findlay Charitable Trust do? The Findlay Charitable Trust has broad charitable objectives and the trustees have decided to focus its grant giving primarily to charities working with disadvantaged young people. Most charities supported tend to be small or medium sized, where the grant awarded can make a material difference to their charitable work. Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04. From the annual return ## Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for The Findlay Charitable Trust Answers The Findlay Charitable Trust gave in its annual return to the OSCR for the year ending 5 April 2025, plus its register entry. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”. ### Where does The Findlay Charitable Trust's money come from? The Findlay Charitable Trust reported £87k total income for the year ending 5 April 2025. The largest sources were investments £87k (100%). - Investments£87k · 100% ### Registration details Registered as a charity 4 January 2012 Where it says it operates City of Edinburgh ## What causes is The Findlay Charitable Trust registered for? the prevention or relief of povertythe advancement of educationthe advancement of health ## Why is there no Clarity Score for The Findlay Charitable Trust yet? Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score The Findlay Charitable Trust. An unrated profile is a gap in our assessment, not a negative judgement about the charity. The register facts and available annual-return disclosures above remain useful. Payment never influences a rating. 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Search SC042839 on the Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator (OSCR) register or on CharityCompare. Confirm the registered name matches the organisation asking for money — scammers sometimes reuse real charity numbers. What does The Findlay Charitable Trust do? The Findlay Charitable Trust has broad charitable objectives and the trustees have decided to focus its grant giving primarily to charities working with disadvantaged young people. Most charities supported tend to be small or medium sized, where the grant awarded can make a material difference to their charitable work. Does The Findlay Charitable Trust have reviews and complaints? CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for The Findlay Charitable Trust. This basic profile confirms registration and register facts. Rated charities also show a filing-based Clarity Score. For formal complaints, contact the Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator (OSCR) or the Fundraising Regulator as appropriate. How can I donate to The Findlay Charitable Trust? The Findlay Charitable Trust does not list a website in its register entry. Its official OSCR entry lists its contact details — CharityCompare never processes donations. Where does The Findlay Charitable Trust's money come from? The Findlay Charitable Trust reported £87k total income for the year ending 5 April 2025. The largest sources were investments £87k (100%). When was The Findlay Charitable Trust registered as a charity? The Findlay Charitable Trust was entered on the register on 4 January 2012. Source: Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator (OSCR) register extract dated 2026-10-04, used under the [Open Government Licence v3.0](https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/). Always verify current details on the [official register entry](https://www.oscr.org.uk/about-charities/search-the-register/charity-details?number=SC042839).