01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC008977
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- Wider, but within one local authority area
- Volunteers
- 0 volunteers
- Staff
- 0
- Postcode
- EH3 9EE
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
The charity is a grant-making trust which gives grants to charities, primarily in the Edinburgh area, in order to further work in areas which the original funder, Nancie Massey, had been interested in during her lifetime.
Charitable purposes
- the prevention or relief of poverty
- the advancement of education
- the advancement of health
- the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science
- the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage
Beneficiaries
- Other charities or voluntary bodies
Activities
- It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations
Constitutional objectives
1. The prevention and relief of poverty 2. The advancement of education 3. The advancement of health 4. The advancement of arts, heritage, culture or science
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 April 2025 | £304,795 | £192,864 | 0 | 23 December 2025 |
| 5 April 2024 | £340,510 | £448,286 | 0 | 17 December 2024 |
| 5 April 2023 | £347,015 | £492,256 | 0 | 12 December 2023 |
| 5 April 2022 | £308,444 | £375,988 | 0 | 17 December 2022 |
| 5 April 2021 | £262,822 | £314,252 | 0 | 11 October 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
- Princes Exchange, 1 Earl Grey 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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