01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC028026
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- Scotland and other parts of the UK
- Volunteers
- 1-50 volunteers
- Staff
- 0
- Postcode
- EH4 1BW
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
1. Encourage the preservation, development, and improvement of its features of artistic and architectural interest including the interior mural paintings by Phoebe Traquair and Andrew Hutton 2. Stimulate public interest in, and care for, the history and character of the church 3. Hold and promote informative and educational meetings, exhibitions,lectures, publications, conferences, publicity and any other schemes of a charitable nature. 4. Open one Sunday per month and during the Edinbburgh Fringe to the public with guided tours offered.
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science
Beneficiaries
- No specific group, or for the benefit of the community
- Other charities or voluntary bodies
Activities
- It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
The Object of the Association shall be to further the charitable objects of the Mansfield Traquair Trust, in particular with regard to the preservation for the benefit of the public at large of the former Catholic Apostolic Church ('the Church'), Mansfield Place, Edinburgh, and with that end in view, to: 1. Encourage the preservation, development, and improvement of its features of artistic and architectural interest including the interior mural paintings by Phoebe Traquair and Andrew Hutton 2. Stimulate public interest in, and care for, the history and character of the church 3. Hold and promote informative and educational meetings, exhibitions, lectures, publications, conferences, publicity and any other schemes of a charitable nature
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 August 2025 | £14,614 | £6,020 | 0 | 10 March 2026 |
| 31 August 2024 | £12,070 | £12,311 | 0 | 19 February 2025 |
| 30 September 2023 | £9,137 | £7,913 | 0 | 25 May 2024 |
| 30 September 2022 | £8,015 | £3,696 | 0 | 26 May 2023 |
| 30 September 2021 | £3,696 | £1,070 | 0 | 20 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
- 30 1F2 Learmonth Grove, Edinburgh
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.visitmansfieldtraquair.uk
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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