OSCR Scottish charity profile

Binks Trust

ActiveCharity number SC008849
Registered8 January 1973
Main locationCity of Edinburgh
Legal formTrust (founding document is a deed of trust) (other than educational endowment)

01 Identity

Scottish charity record

Snapshot 25 August 2026
OSCR charity number
SC008849
Status
Active
Regulatory type
Standard
Designated religious body
No
Geographical spread
Scotland and other parts of the UK
Volunteers
0 volunteers
Staff
0
Postcode
EH3 6NL

02 Purpose and work

What the charity exists to do

Make grants charities under the broad headings of the Arts, Social Care, Education and Environment

Charitable purposes

  • the advancement of education
  • the advancement of health
  • the advancement of citizenship or community development
  • the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science
  • the advancement of human rights, conflict resolution or reconciliation
  • the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage
  • the advancement of animal welfare

Beneficiaries

  • No specific group, or for the benefit of the community
  • Other charities or voluntary bodies

Activities

  • It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations

Constitutional objectives

1. For payment of the expenses of administering the Trust hereby created. 2. For payment in any year or years of the whole or such part of the free income of the Trust Estate as my Trustees consider desirable to such charitable institutions, societies or funds as my Trustees may in their absolute discretion select and that in such proportions as they may decide. (3) for payment of such part, or even the whole, or the capital of the Trust Estate as my Trustees may from time to time or at any time consider desirable to such charitable institutions, societies or funds.

03 Annual returns

Income and expenditure history

5 periods
Year endIncomeExpenditureStaffReturn received
5 April 2025£497,492£812,578018 December 2025
5 April 2024£789,499£1,897,440017 December 2024
5 April 2023£1,321,564£1,206,510014 December 2023
5 April 2022£5,948,768£2,722,914017 December 2022
5 April 2021£616,090£2,067,45809 November 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
61 Dublin Street, 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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