John & Suzanne Dover Charitable Trust
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Former Glasgow Dover family charitable trust (OSCR SC023129), removed from the register in 2026
| John And Suzanne Dover Charitable Trust
| |
|---|---|
| Type | Charitable trust (founding document is a deed of trust) |
| Founded | 23 May 1990 |
| Dissolved | 14 January 2026 |
| Registration ID | SC023129 (Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator) |
| Status | Removed |
| Headquarters | Penthouse 1, Sandringhm Court, Newton Mearns, G77 5DT (trustee address)[1] |
| Registration | Scotland (OSCR) |
John And Suzanne Dover Charitable Trust (SC023129)
The John And Suzanne Dover Charitable Trust was a Glasgow charitable trust of John Harvey Dover and his wife Suzanne Michal Dover. It was on the Scottish Charity Register as charity SC023129 from 23 May 1990 until it was removed on 14 January 2026; the register gives the reason as "The charity has wound up".[1] Its address on the register, a trustee address, is the same Newton Mearns penthouse that the Esterson Trust gives as its address in its accounts and at Companies House.[1][2][3]
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John And Suzanne Dover Charitable Trust, SC023129. Income and expenditure 2020-2024. Registered charity from 23 May 1990.
People
- £2,502
- Penthouse 1, Sandringham Court Glasgow G77 5DT
John Harvey Dover was a permanent trustee of the Glasgow Jewish Community Trust (GJCT).[4] The GJCT lists the "Dover family" among its benefactors.
Registration and finances
- Founded: Registered 23 May 1990[1]
- Dissolved: Removed from the register 14 January 2026 ("The charity has wound up")[1]
- Income and expenditure: Last return: income £4,000; expenditure £4,216 (year ending 5 April 2025)[1]
The trust was registered with the Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator (OSCR). The register entry for the removed charity gives the following details:[1]
- Charity number: SC023129
- Registered: 23 May 1990. Ceased: 14 January 2026. Status: Removed. Notes: "The charity has wound up"
- Constitutional form: Trust (founding document is a deed of trust) (other than educational endowment), dated 23 May 1990
- Address: Penthouse 1, Sandringhm Court, Newton Mearns, G77 5DT. The address type is "Trustee - Charity Trustee"
- Main operating location: East Renfrewshire. Geographical spread: UK and overseas[5]
- Staff: 0. Volunteers: 0
- Purposes: all twelve of the charitable purposes listed by OSCR, from "the prevention or relief of poverty" to "the advancement of animal welfare" and "any other purpose that may reasonably be regarded as analogous to any of the preceding purposes"
- Beneficiaries: "No specific group, or for the benefit of the community"
- Activities: "It makes grants, donations, loans, gifts or pensions to individuals", "It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations"[5]
- Object: "'The Trust Fund' shall be held by the Trustees with full power to pay and apply the same as they in their sole and absolute discretion, shall think fit for any purpose which is beneficial to the community and also charitable including in so far as they may be charitable in law the relief of poverty, the care of patients whether hospitalised or not, the advancement of education and research generally and the advancement of religion."[1]
- Trustees: none listed ("Number of Charity Trustee: 0")[1]
| Year ending | Income (£) | Expenditure (£) | Annual return received |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 April 2022 | 17,914 | 16,955 | 5 October 2022 |
| 5 April 2023 | 8,500 | 10,029 | 28 April 2023 |
| 5 April 2024 | 2,502 | 2,604 | 15 August 2024 |
| 5 April 2025 | 4,000 | 4,216 | 15 December 2025 |
OSCR marks the accounts as "Not published by OSCR", so no grants or trustees can be taken from them.[1]
Funding from the Esterson Trust
The Esterson Trust, whose trustees include J H Dover and S B Dover, gave the trust £7,000 in the year to 5 April 2023.
Related Dover charities and companies
- Esterson Trust (SC002824). Its trustees, as listed in its 2026 accounts, are J H Dover, S B Dover, P E Rodney and S D Siegel. It gives its address as Penthouse 1, Sandringham Court, Newton Mearns, Glasgow, G77 5DT, the address on this trust's register entry.[2]
- Simon Dover Charitable Trust (SC036095), registered 25 November 2004. Its trustees on the register are Simon Dover, Judith Abrahamson and Jonathan Dover, and its trustee address is 1 Glenpark Avenue, Glasgow, G46 7JE.[6]
- Earlier Dover trusts were removed from the register on 2 June 2012: the John H Dover Charitable Trust (SC012880, last address 98 West George Street, Glasgow, G2 1PJ), the S D Dover Charitable Trust (SC008081) and the Maurice Dover Charitable Trust (SC001545).[5]
- The Glasgow Property Partnership LLP (SO300150), incorporated 21 October 2002.[7] Dover family members, as listed by Companies House:[3]
| Name | Correspondence address (Companies House) | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Harvey Dover | 9 Greenhill Avenue, Giffnock, Glasgow, G46 6QX | LLP Designated Member | 21 October 2002 | 1 January 2007 |
| Simon Bernard Dover | 1 Glenpark Avenue, Glasgow, G46 7JE | LLP Designated Member | 21 October 2002 | 28 April 2015 |
| Stanley David Dover | 17 Heath Hurst Road, London, NW3 2RU | LLP Designated Member | 21 October 2002 | 1 January 2007 |
| Aaron Maurice Dover | 16 Wentworth Mansions, London, NW3 2RU | LLP Member | 1 January 2007 | 1 February 2016 |
| Dr Anna Rachel Dover | 18 Marchhall Crescent, Edinburgh, EH16 5HL | LLP Member | 1 January 2007 | Active |
| Dr Deborah Ruth Dover | Caledonia House, 89 Seaward Street, Glasgow, Scotland, G41 1HJ | LLP Member | 1 January 2007 | Active |
| Rachel Martine Dover | The Brooklet, Dodside Road, Newton Mearns, Glasgow, Scotland, G77 6PZ | LLP Member | 1 January 2007 | Active |
| Esterson (Charitable) Trust | Penthouse 1, Sandringham Court, Duart Drive, Newton Mearns, Glasgow, Scotland, G77 5DT | LLP Designated Member | 21 October 2002 | Active |
See also
- Esterson Trust
- Simon Dover Charitable Trust
- The Glasgow Property Partnership LLP
- Glasgow Jewish Community Trust
- Goldberg Family Charitable Trust
Notes
- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator, John And Suzanne Dover Charitable Trust, SC023129 Scottish Charity Register, accessed 20 October 2026.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 The Esterson Trust, Unaudited Financial Statements for the year ended 5 April 2026, Armstrong Watson LLP, via Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator, General Information, p. 1 (PDF p. 3), accessed 20 October 2026.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Companies House, The Glasgow Property Partnership LLP (SO300150): officers Companies House, accessed 20 October 2026.
- ↑ Ken Smith, More Than a Helping Hand: The History of the Glasgow Jewish Community Trust, Scottish Jewish Archives Centre in association with the Glasgow Jewish Community Trust, 2024 (limited local edition for the Trust's 60th anniversary; no ISBN), p. 103.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator, Former charities register extract OSCR, downloaded 20 October 2026.
- ↑ Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator, Simon Dover Charitable Trust, SC036095 Scottish Charity Register, accessed 20 October 2026.
- ↑ Companies House, The Glasgow Property Partnership LLP (SO300150) Companies House, accessed 20 October 2026.