01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC044257
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- UK and overseas
- Volunteers
- 0 volunteers
- Staff
- 0
- Postcode
- EH3 9EE
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
The Trustees do not engage directly in charitable activities or projects. The main activity is grant-making. By support of other charities the Trustees aim is to provide public benefit by ensuring that the front line charitable activities of those organisations can be sustained. The Trustees make distributions of income to other registered charities (whether in Scotland or elsewhere in the UK) which come to their attention but may also make direct financial support available to talented individuals who are musicians or students involved in the arts and culture, particularly music. The Trustees will themselves seek out suitable causes and, at this stage, no unsolicited applications will be encouraged but any received will be considered by the Trustees on merit.
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, loans, gifts or pensions to individuals
- It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations
Constitutional objectives
The Trustees shall hold the Trust Fund and the income of it to pay and apply the same to or for the benefit of or in furtherance of such one or more or all of the following purposes as are charitable purposes, as the Trustees think fit:- (1) the advancement of the arts and culture. (2) the promotion of the study and appreciation of the art of music, through such means as the Trustees decide including but without limitation through the creation, maintenance and funding of grants, bursaries, scholarships and prizes for musicians and those pursuing education or training in music and in particular, violin playing. and the maintenance and promotion of public musical performances. (3) such other similar charitable purposes as the Trustees shall think fit.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 September 2025 | £32,714 | £78,852 | 0 | 26 March 2026 |
| 30 September 2024 | £38,015 | £80,276 | 0 | 16 April 2025 |
| 30 September 2023 | £38,515 | £75,308 | 0 | 8 December 2023 |
| 30 September 2022 | £30,027 | £29,599 | 0 | 21 December 2022 |
| 30 September 2021 | £28,625 | £21,372 | 0 | 4 January 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
- Turcan Connell, Princes Exchange, 1 Earl Grey 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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