01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC012632
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- UK and overseas
- Volunteers
- 1-50 volunteers
- Staff
- 177
- Postcode
- EH12 6BG
OSCR note: Previous name - St George's School For Girls from 15/03/1928 to 25/08/2021 FURTHER POBJECTIVES (iii) to provide facilities, including sporting facilities, playing fields and any other ancillary facilities for sports and recreation. a library. a musical centre. laboratories. and such other facilities as may be appropriate. and to provide such facilities for use by the School and its pupils and, where the Trustees consider it appropriate and subject to any conditions which may be imposed, to permit use of such facilities by members of the public at such times as the Trustees agree will not unduly restrict or interfere with the School’s use of the facilities, in order to advance education (including physical education). public participation in sport. the arts, heritage, culture and science. and to provide recreational facilities or organise recreational activities for members of (or male or female members of) the public at large, or for those who have need of them by reason of disadvantage, with the object of improving the conditions of life for the persons for whom the facilities or activities are intended. (iv) to advance heritage by the preservation and maintenance of the School’s listed buildings and landscape. and- (c) to promote such similar charitable purposes, objects or institutions in such proportions and manner as the Trustees shall think fit. The expressions ‘charitable purpose’ or ‘charitable object’ shall mean a charitable purpose under section 7 of the 2005 Act which is also regarded as a charitable purpose in relation to the application of the Taxes Acts and a ‘charitable institution’ shall mean a charity in terms of the 2005 Act which is also regarded as a charity in relation to the application of the Taxes Acts, or a charity under the law of any other jurisdiction which is also regarded as a charity in relation to the application of the Taxes Acts, provided that nothing in these Articles shall authorise an application of the property of the School other than in furtherance of a charitable purpose.
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
Provide education to girls aged 3-18 and some boys aged 3-5. In addition we do partnership work with local groups and schools through facilities letting and inviting local schools to educational events.
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of education
- the advancement of citizenship or community development
- the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science
- the advancement of public participation in sport
- the provision of recreational facilities, or the organisation of recreational activities, with the object of improving the conditions of life for the persons for whom the facilities or activities are primarily intended
- the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage
Beneficiaries
- Children or young people
Activities
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
The objects of the School are:- (a) to advance education through the maintenance, management, development and carrying on of a school or schools, in particular (but without prejudice to the foregoing generality) through the promotion of educational excellence for girls and the carrying on at St George’s School, Edinburgh of a primary and secondary school for girls, a primary school for boys up to and including Primary 3, and a nursery school for girls and boys, including the provision of boarding facilities and support for the personal, social and intellectual development of its pupils. (b) (i) to work in partnership within the Scottish education sector to advance education, in particular (but without prejudice to the foregoing generality) through the training and continuing professional development of teachers, collaboration with and the provision of assistance to relevant national bodies in relation to the national curriculum, and the promotion of the setting and marking of national examinations and other activities designed to advance education in Scotland for the public benefit. (ii) to advance citizenship or community development and culture, in particular (but without prejudice to the foregoing generality) through the provision of community support and public benefit through the voluntary sector, the establishment and maintenance of community partnerships with local authority schools, the encouragement of volunteering and the promotion of civic responsibility amongst pupils, the creation of international links and partnerships, and promotion within the community of an understanding and awareness of Scotland and its culture and those of other countries. CONT'D
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 July 2025 | £11,655,789 | £11,898,395 | 177 | 25 April 2026 |
| 31 July 2024 | £12,171,026 | £12,434,811 | 177 | 5 May 2025 |
| 31 July 2023 | £11,371,240 | £11,767,216 | 177 | 31 January 2024 |
| 31 July 2022 | £10,734,148 | £10,529,505 | 177 | 20 December 2022 |
| 31 July 2021 | £9,626,829 | £9,774,319 | 177 | 14 December 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
- Garscube Terrace, Edinburgh
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.stge.org.uk
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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