01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC023216
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- A specific local point, community or neighbourhood
- Volunteers
- 0 volunteers
- Staff
- 0
- Postcode
- EH1 1SR
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
To promote the beauty, history, character and general public amenity of Chessels Court, Gullan’s Close and the immediate surrounding area.
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 environmental protection or improvement
Beneficiaries
- Children or young people
Activities
- It makes grants, donations, loans, gifts or pensions to individuals
- It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations
Constitutional objectives
The purposes of the Trust are the advancement of education and other purposes beneficial to the Old Town of Edinburgh
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 August 2025 | £248 | £84 | 0 | 13 October 2025 |
| 31 August 2024 | £1,380 | £1,083 | 0 | 21 December 2024 |
| 31 August 2023 | £1,168 | £915 | 0 | 21 November 2023 |
| 31 August 2022 | £33 | £1,210 | 0 | 16 November 2022 |
| 31 August 2021 | £103 | £100 | 0 | 16 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
- c/o The Cockburn Association, Trunk's Close, 55 High Street, Edinburgh
- Website supplied to OSCR
- https://eota.org.uk/the-brownlee-old-town-trust/
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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