01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC038685
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- Wider, but within one local authority area
- Volunteers
- 0 volunteers
- Staff
- 0
- Postcode
- EH6 5JH
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
To pay the net income to the three charities named in the late Marion B Anderson's Will
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of health
- the saving of lives
Beneficiaries
- Other charities or voluntary bodies
Activities
- It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations
Constitutional objectives
and LASTLY I direct my Trustees to realise the residue of my means and estate and hold it in Trust and to apply the income arising therefrom in the proportions they so determine in their sole judgement for the benefit of the following charities: The British Heart Foundation, Forty five A Moray Place, Edinburgh. The Royal National Lifeboat Institution, Bellevue House, Hopetoun Street, Edinburgh and The Cancer Research Campaign Two hundred and twenty six Queensferry Road, Edinburgh, the said Trust to be known as The Marion B Anderson Trust, and in the event that any of these charities should cease to exist the I direct my Trustees to apply the said income in the same way to the benefit of a similar registered charity. and while I leave with my Trustees complete discretion as to when and how much of - - the said income should be applied to each chari,ty, I express the wish that the income should be used for the benefit of people living in the Edinburgh and Lothians area.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 October 2025 | £22,161 | £22,674 | 0 | 7 May 2026 |
| 17 October 2024 | £22,761 | £22,361 | 0 | 27 February 2025 |
| 17 October 2023 | £22,031 | £21,454 | 0 | 5 February 2024 |
| 17 October 2022 | £21,513 | £18,958 | 0 | 31 March 2023 |
| 17 October 2021 | £18,973 | £17,372 | 0 | 8 March 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
- The Bond House, 5 Breadalbane Street, 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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