--- title: "The John W Ross Charitable Fund — charity SC039103 | CharityCompare" description: "The John W Ross Charitable Fund (charity SC039103): income £52,456 (2025). Registration, activities, accounts and official sources." source: https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/the-john-w-ross-charitable-fund retrieved: 2026-10-09T07:26:33.526Z 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. SC039103Trust (founding document is a deed of trust) (other than educational endowment) JW # The John W Ross Charitable Fund Independent profile · Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator (OSCR) data The John W Ross Charitable Fund is a registered charity in Scotland. Its register classifications include the saving of lives, the advancement of citizenship or community development, the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science. Register extract 2026-10-04 · Not yet rated [Check official registration](https://www.oscr.org.uk/about-charities/search-the-register/charity-details?number=SC039103) Work at The John W Ross Charitable Fund? [Claim this profile free](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/claim?charity=the-john-w-ross-charitable-fund&type=claim&name=The%20John%20W%20Ross%20Charitable%20Fund) to add your own description, logo and links. At a glance · official register ## What are the key facts about The John W Ross Charitable Fund? Reported income · year ending 2025-04-05 £52,456 Reported spending · year ending 2025-04-05 £56,443 Registered charity number SC039103 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 John W Ross Charitable Fund (number SC039103) 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 John W Ross Charitable Fund do? The trustees are directed to hold the trust fund for Royal National Lifeboat Institution ('RNLI') and Scottish Maritime Museum Trust ('SMMT'), the present principal beneficiaries, so long as the said charities provide a trustee, and to pay them the income from their respective shares. Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04. From the annual return ## Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for The John W Ross Charitable Fund Answers The John W Ross Charitable Fund 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”. ### Registration details Registered as a charity 24 December 2007 Where it says it operates City of Edinburgh ## What causes is The John W Ross Charitable Fund registered for? the saving of livesthe advancement of citizenship or community developmentthe advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science ## Why is there no Clarity Score for The John W Ross Charitable Fund yet? Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score The John W Ross Charitable Fund. An unrated profile is a gap in our assessment, not a negative judgement about the charity. 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Search SC039103 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 John W Ross Charitable Fund do? The trustees are directed to hold the trust fund for Royal National Lifeboat Institution ('RNLI') and Scottish Maritime Museum Trust ('SMMT'), the present principal beneficiaries, so long as the said charities provide a trustee, and to pay them the income from their respective shares. Does The John W Ross Charitable Fund have reviews and complaints? CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for The John W Ross Charitable Fund. 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 John W Ross Charitable Fund? The John W Ross Charitable Fund does not list a website in its register entry. Its official OSCR entry lists its contact details — CharityCompare never processes donations. When was The John W Ross Charitable Fund registered as a charity? The John W Ross Charitable Fund was entered on the register on 24 December 2007. 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=SC039103).