THE CRERAR TRUST

Charity number: 221335
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Prevention/relief of poverty, advancement of education, health, citizenship or community development. To benefit those in need by reason of age, ill health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage or defined/non defined group/community. Beneficiaries: Other charities/voluntary bodies/registered community organisations working for the benefit of the above groups.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 05 April 2025

Total income: £242,886
Total expenditure: £707,853

People

2 Trustee(s)

1 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No information available

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

No trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

Main way of carrying out purposes is grant making
What the charity does:
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Education/training
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • Disability
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
  • Accommodation/housing
  • Economic/community Development/employment
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Elderly/old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
Where the charity operates:
  • Scotland

Governance

Registration history:
  • 02 January 1964: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Trust
Other names:
  • NORTH BRITISH HOTEL TRUST (Previous name)
  • THE CRERAR HOTELS TRUST (Previous name)
Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Land and property:
This charity owns and/or leases land or property

Trustees

Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service

2 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Crerar Trustee Company 1 Limited Trustee 03 September 2021
None on record
Crerar Trustee Company 2 Limited Trustee 26 August 2021
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 05/04/2021 05/04/2022 05/04/2023 05/04/2024 05/04/2025
Total gross income £79.87k £90.57k £128.54k £1.53m £242.89k
Total expenditure £163.00k £89.93k £165.39k £265.41k £707.85k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income - Donations and legacies N/A N/A N/A £0 N/A
Income - Other trading activities N/A N/A N/A £0 N/A
Income - Charitable activities N/A N/A N/A £0 N/A
Income - Endowments N/A N/A N/A £0 N/A
Income - Investment N/A N/A N/A £1.34m N/A
Income - Other N/A N/A N/A £189.03k N/A
Income - Legacies N/A N/A N/A £0 N/A
Expenditure - Charitable activities N/A N/A N/A £254.54k N/A
Expenditure - Raising funds N/A N/A N/A £10.87k N/A
Expenditure - Governance N/A N/A N/A £9.78k N/A
Expenditure - Grants institution N/A N/A N/A £229.48k N/A
Expenditure - Investment management N/A N/A N/A £10.87k N/A
Expenditure - Other N/A N/A N/A £0 N/A

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 05 April 2025 29 January 2026 On time
Accounts and TAR 05 April 2025 29 January 2026 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 05 April 2024 04 February 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 05 April 2024 04 February 2025 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 05 April 2023 04 January 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 05 April 2023 04 January 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 05 April 2022 23 January 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 05 April 2022 23 January 2023 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 05 April 2021 23 December 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 05 April 2021 23 December 2021 On time Download Open in new window
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Governing document

Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established.
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.

TRUST DEED DATED 24/06/1947 AS AMENDED BY DEED DATED 26/07/2011 AS AMENDED BY DEED DATED 21/12/2012 AS AMENDED ON 21 JUL 2017 as amended on 02 Sep 2021

Charitable objects

SUCH CHARITABLE TRUSTS AND SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS THE COUNCIL SHALL FROM TIME TO TIME DECIDE.

Area of benefit

The area the charity can operate in, as set out in its governing document.

NOT DEFINED

Contact information

Address:
The Mill House
Samuelston
East Lothian
EH41 4HG
Phone:
01620 822 051
Email:
clerk@crerartrust.com
Website:

No information available