01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC037409
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- UK and overseas
- Volunteers
- 1-50 volunteers
- Staff
- 0
- Postcode
- EH9 2AX
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
An independent art trust that promotes and exhibits Scottish, UK, Japanese art and craft through exhibitions and opening the Trust art collection for individuals, groups and academic research when sought.
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of education
- the advancement of citizenship or community development
- the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science
Beneficiaries
- People with a particular ethnic or racial origin
- No specific group, or for the benefit of the community
Activities
- It makes grants, donations, loans, gifts or pensions to individuals
- It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
a) The public education on interrelation between Scotland, the wider United Kingdom and Japan in the world of art through the deepening mutual understanding of the subject and exchanging exhibition programs of arts and crafts. b) The rediscovery of the past heritage of Scotland, the wider United Kingdom and Japan, and recognise the value in the hope of revitalising our present understandings. This we believe will lead to a wider appreciation of the different cultures where we live.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Total income | Donations | Charitable activities income | Trading income | Investment income | Other income | Total expenditure | Raising funds | Charitable activities spending | Other spending | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £142 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £4,282 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 0 | 23 November 2025 |
| 31 March 2024 | £438 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £4,832 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 0 | 4 December 2024 |
| 31 March 2023 | £11,836 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £6,823 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 0 | 14 December 2023 |
| 31 March 2022 | £1,158 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £1,096 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 0 | 2 November 2022 |
| 31 March 2021 | £575 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £983 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 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
- 3 Mayfield Gardens, Edinburgh
- Website supplied to OSCR
- http://www.thevmtrust.org.uk
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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