01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC029604
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- More than one local authority area in Scotland
- Volunteers
- 0 volunteers
- Staff
- 0
- Postcode
- EH3 9QG
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
To provide charitable aid to students and for people who have worked in the building trade.
Charitable purposes
- the prevention or relief of poverty
- the advancement of education
Beneficiaries
- Children or young people
- People with disabilities or health problems
Activities
- It makes grants, donations, loans, gifts or pensions to individuals
Constitutional objectives
(a) to provide charitable aid for persons in reduced circumstances who (i) are or have been connected with the Building Trade in the City of Edinburgh, East Lothian, West Lothian or Midlothian and also (ii) are connected with the Building Trade through the Edinburgh and District Master Builders' Association or the Scomsh Builders Employers' Federation or the successors of these organisations ('the qualifying beneficiaries'), or the widows or widowers, children or other dependent relatives of the qualifying beneficiaries (b) to advance education by providing grants, scholarships, bursaries and other financial assistance to those involved in the Building Trade in the same geo,mphical area as above and the children of those so involved in the Building Trade. (c) to provide prizes and awards for University, College and other further education courses involved in skills relating to the Building Trade.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | £38,605 | £66,348 | 0 | 15 July 2026 |
| 31 December 2024 | £39,615 | £62,621 | 0 | 1 July 2025 |
| 31 December 2023 | £39,677 | £59,905 | 0 | 30 May 2024 |
| 31 December 2022 | £39,363 | £70,460 | 0 | 28 June 2023 |
| 31 December 2021 | £38,627 | £66,319 | 0 | 28 September 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
- Quay 2, Fountainbridge, Edinburgh
- Website supplied to OSCR
- Not supplied
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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