01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC005440
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- A specific local point, community or neighbourhood
- Volunteers
- 1-50 volunteers
- Staff
- 0
- Postcode
- EH1 2QQ
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
This is the minister's fund to support worthy individuals' needs within the objectives of the charity.
Charitable purposes
- the prevention or relief of poverty
- the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage
Beneficiaries
- Older People
- People with disabilities or health problems
- No specific group, or for the benefit of the community
- Other charities or voluntary bodies
Activities
- It makes grants, donations, loans, gifts or pensions to individuals
- It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
For payment or application of the whole free income and or capital of the Trust Fund for the general benefit and welfare of the Grassmarket community including the provision of nourishment, healthcare facilities, accommodation and shelter for the homeless and destitute in the Grassmarket area as the Trustees in their sole discretion think fit and best capable of achieving these purposes, and without prejudice to the foregoing generality and and to the discretion conferred on the Trutees the Trust Fund and income thereof may be applied as follows:- I.For the provision of sandwiches on a daily basis at St Catherine’s convent in Lauriston Gardens II.For the provision of food vouchers for those attending the Skin Clinic in the Grassmarket. and III.For the provision of food by the Grassmarket Mission.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2024 | £9,167 | £7,944 | 0 | 22 September 2025 |
| 31 December 2023 | £7,293 | £8,007 | 0 | 11 September 2024 |
| 31 December 2022 | £2,028 | £876 | 0 | 2 October 2023 |
| 31 December 2021 | £10,506 | £16,051 | 0 | 29 September 2022 |
| 31 December 2020 | £7,884 | £6,731 | 0 | 30 September 2021 |
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
- Greyfriars Kirk, 1 Greyfriars Place, Edinburgh
- Website supplied to OSCR
- Not supplied
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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