The Scotbelge Charitable Trust
Analysis
The Scotbelge Charitable Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Dumfries. It was registered in March 1990, 36 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the advancement of health or saving of lives, disability, the prevention or relief of poverty and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to organisations.
In the financial year ending April 2026, The Scotbelge Charitable Trust reported income of £73k and spending of £67k, spending 92% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2022 to April 2026, income grew from £53k to £73k (+37%), an average of +8.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2023, when income rose by 39%. Over the whole period it spent 111% of the income it received.
Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, The Scotbelge Charitable Trust sits at the 58th percentile: it is larger than about 58% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 66th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Start Small (£73k), The League of Friends of Northwick Park Hospital (£73k) and The Hangout (£73k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
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In the charity's own words
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.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Start Small | Chaddesden | £73k |
| The League of Friends of Northwick Park Hospital | Harrow | £73k |
| The Hangout | Ammanford | £73k |
| The Geoff Hill Charitable Trust | Stourbridge | £73k |