01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC002002
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- More than one local authority area in Scotland
- Volunteers
- 1-50 volunteers
- Staff
- 0
- Postcode
- EH2 2EP
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
The objective of the Trust is to provide assistance to decent, peaceable men and women aged at least 55 on 1 July in the year of their election, unless, at a younger age they are certified on medical grounds as being unable to earn their living. Beneficiaries must be persons who have lived or worked in the City of Edinburgh or the County of Midlothian. Assistance may be given by way of cash grant, pension, gift of appliances, provision of accommodation and other support. The Trust funds an Almoner to give personal contact and further finance and care to beneficiaries where needed. The Trust consists of general funds which are also applied in connection with running the Sir William Fraser Homes (The Fraser Trust). There are also two funds which are administered separately by the Trust. The Russell and Foster Endowment and The Sir John Foster Fraser Bequest. The Trust owns two groups of flats which are rented at social housing and mixed rent rates to frail and elderly people.
Charitable purposes
- the prevention or relief of poverty
- the advancement of health
- the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage
- any other purpose that may reasonably be regarded as analogous to any of the preceding purposes
Beneficiaries
- Older People
Activities
- It makes grants, donations, loans, gifts or pensions to individuals
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
The prevention and relief of poverty. The advancement of health. The relief of those in need by reason of age, ill health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage. Analogous Purposes.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 July 2025 | £922,035 | £788,706 | 0 | 25 March 2026 |
| 31 July 2024 | £895,000 | £1,072,000 | 0 | 29 April 2025 |
| 31 July 2023 | £1,071,037 | £736,520 | 0 | 29 February 2024 |
| 31 July 2022 | £1,044,447 | £804,690 | 0 | 26 April 2023 |
| 31 July 2021 | £1,009,355 | £611,650 | 0 | 22 March 2022 |
Figures are those reported by the charity and supplied in the OSCR bulk download. Blank facts remain distinct from zero.
04 Contact record
Principal office or trustees address
- Address supplied to OSCR
- The Merchant Hall, 22 Hanover Street, Edinburgh
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.mcoe.org.uk
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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