01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC039982
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- A specific local point, community or neighbourhood
- Volunteers
- 0 volunteers
- Staff
- 0
- Postcode
- BS2 0JJ
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
The charity’s objects are to apply as far as possible the capital and income for the benefit of the following charities: i) The Viewpoint Housing Association ii) Palmerston Place Church iii) The Royal Victoria Hospital iv) The Chest, Heart and Stroke Association v) Any other organisations having similar charitable purposes as the trustees shall in the sole discretion determine.
Charitable purposes
- the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage
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
Constitutional objectives
To apply the capital and income thereof as they may in their sole discretion determine, but I record my wishes, without binding my Executors, that they should apply as far as possible the capital and income for the benefit of the following charities: !)The Viewpoint Housing Association Limited, 4 South Oswald Road, Edinburgh, EH9 2HO. II) Palmerston Place Church (Church of Scotland), Palmerston Place, Edinburgh. III) The Royal Victoria Hospital, Craigleith Road, Edinburgh. IV) The Chest, Heart and Stroke Association, 65 North Castle Street, Edinburgh (Charity number SC018761). and V) any other organisation or organisations having similar charitable purposes as my executors shall in their sole discretion determine.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 August 2025 | £5,433 | £17,417 | 0 | 13 March 2026 |
| 9 August 2024 | £26,016 | £29,191 | 0 | 23 April 2025 |
| 9 August 2023 | £6,449 | £3,033 | 0 | 3 May 2024 |
| 9 August 2022 | £6,440 | £9,983 | 0 | 24 April 2023 |
| 9 August 2021 | £5,040 | £8,728 | 0 | 16 May 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
- Ludlow Trust Company Ltd, First Floor, Tower Wharf, Cheese Lane, Bristol
- Website supplied to OSCR
- Not supplied
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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