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title: "The Lothian Family Charitable Trust — charity SC048034 | CharityCompare"
description: "The Lothian Family Charitable Trust (charity SC048034): income £2.4m (2025). Registration, activities, accounts and official sources."
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retrieved: 2026-10-09T13:14:01.470Z
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Registered charity · No. SC048034Trust (founding document is a deed of trust) (other than educational endowment)

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# The Lothian Family Charitable Trust

Independent profile · Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator (OSCR) data

The Lothian Family Charitable Trust is a registered charity in Scotland. Its register classifications include the prevention or relief of poverty, the advancement of education.

Register extract 2026-10-04 · Not yet rated

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At a glance · official register

## What are the key facts about The Lothian Family Charitable Trust?

Reported income · year ending 2025-03-31

£2,408,559

Reported spending · year ending 2025-03-31

£263,878

Registered charity number

SC048034

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)

Dundee City

Quick answer

The Lothian Family Charitable Trust (number SC048034) 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 Lothian Family Charitable Trust do?

The trustees work and are involved in a number of different areas across Dundee and are able to identify worthy projects which would benefit from assistance.

Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04.

From the annual return

## Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for The Lothian Family Charitable Trust

Answers The Lothian Family Charitable Trust gave in its annual return to the OSCR for the year ending 31 March 2025, plus its register entry. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”.

### Where does The Lothian Family Charitable Trust's money come from?

The Lothian Family Charitable Trust reported £127k total income for the year ending 31 March 2025. The largest sources were investments £127k (100%).

- Investments£127k · 100%

### Registration details

Registered as a charity

3 January 2018

Where it says it operates

Dundee City

## What causes is The Lothian Family Charitable Trust registered for?

the prevention or relief of povertythe advancement of education

## Why is there no Clarity Score for The Lothian Family Charitable Trust yet?

Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score The Lothian Family 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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## What should you check before donating to The Lothian Family Charitable Trust?

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## Frequently asked questions

Is The Lothian Family Charitable Trust a legitimate charity?

The register data used for this profile lists The Lothian Family Charitable Trust as a registered charity (number SC048034) with the Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator (OSCR). Check the current register entry. A real charity number does not verify a fundraiser or appeal, and registration is not an impact rating.

What is The Lothian Family Charitable Trust's charity number?

The Lothian Family Charitable Trust's charity number is SC048034. Check that number on the OSCR register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate.

How do I check charity number SC048034?

Search SC048034 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 Lothian Family Charitable Trust do?

The trustees work and are involved in a number of different areas across Dundee and are able to identify worthy projects which would benefit from assistance.

Does The Lothian Family Charitable Trust have reviews and complaints?

CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for The Lothian Family 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 Lothian Family Charitable Trust?

The Lothian Family 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 Lothian Family Charitable Trust's money come from?

The Lothian Family Charitable Trust reported £127k total income for the year ending 31 March 2025. The largest sources were investments £127k (100%).

When was The Lothian Family Charitable Trust registered as a charity?

The Lothian Family Charitable Trust was entered on the register on 3 January 2018.

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=SC048034).