01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC019974
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- Wider, but within one local authority area
- Volunteers
- 0 volunteers
- Staff
- 0
- Postcode
- EH22 1JD
OSCR note: Previous name- Charles Smith Trust Scheme 1991 from 20/03/1992 to 16/07/2024
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
The Trust provides grants to persons resident in Scotland who are engaged in a profession whether in training or employment or other. All things being equal the Trust will prefer applicants in the profession of Bookseller or Stationer. In recent years, the Trust has mostly provided financial support to students in Publishing.
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of education
Beneficiaries
- Other defined groups
Activities
- It makes grants, donations, loans, gifts or pensions to individuals
Constitutional objectives
The advancement of education
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 June 2025 | £3,881 | £7,451 | 0 | 13 March 2026 |
| 30 June 2024 | £3,837 | £2,939 | 0 | 22 November 2024 |
| 30 June 2023 | £3,711 | £2,674 | 0 | 12 December 2023 |
| 30 June 2022 | £3,328 | £2,692 | 0 | 21 November 2022 |
| 30 June 2021 | £2,872 | £3,180 | 0 | 29 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
- Ramsay Croft, 10 Old Edinburgh Road, Dalkeith, Midlothian
- Website supplied to OSCR
- Not supplied
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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