01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC009293
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- More than one local authority area in Scotland
- Volunteers
- 0 volunteers
- Staff
- 69
- Postcode
- EH28 8LQ
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
Independent school providing education for nursery, junior and senior school age children and young people.
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of education
Beneficiaries
- Children or young people
Activities
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
(a) the advancement of education through the maintenance, management, development and carrying on of schools for boys and girls in the United Kingdom, and in particular, but without prejudice to the generality, through carrying on at Clifton Hall School, Newbridge, Midlothian, a school for boys and girls, preparatory or otherwise. and (b) to promote such similar charitable purposes, objects or institutions and in such proportions and manner as the Governors shall think fit. The expressions 'charitable purpose' or 'charitable object' shall mean a charitable purpose under section 7 of the Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act 2005 which is also regarded as a charitable purpose in relation to the application of the Taxes Acts and a 'charitable institution' shall mean a body on the Scottish Charity Register which is also regarded as a charity in relation to the application of the Taxes Acts or a charity within the meaning of section 1 of the Charities Act 2006 or section 1 of the Charities Act (Northern Ireland) 2008 provided that its objects are limited to charitable purposes.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 July 2025 | £6,830,488 | £6,709,253 | 69 | 9 January 2026 |
| 31 July 2024 | £6,703,202 | £6,392,751 | 69 | 17 January 2025 |
| 31 July 2023 | £5,975,880 | £5,834,403 | 69 | 15 December 2023 |
| 31 July 2022 | £5,398,342 | £5,383,184 | 69 | 13 January 2023 |
| 31 July 2021 | £4,837,328 | £4,571,409 | 69 | 19 January 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
- Clifton Hall School, Edinburgh
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.cliftonhall.com
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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