OSCR Scottish charity profile

The Basil Death Trust

ActiveCharity number SC045474
Registered11 March 2015
Main locationCity of Edinburgh
Legal formTrust (founding document is a deed of trust) (other than educational endowment)

01 Identity

Scottish charity record

Snapshot 25 August 2026
OSCR charity number
SC045474
Status
Active
Regulatory type
Standard
Designated religious body
No
Geographical spread
Scotland and other parts of the UK
Volunteers
0 volunteers
Staff
0
Postcode
EH3 8BP

02 Purpose and work

What the charity exists to do

It provides donations to a geographical area and specifically concentrates on the advancement of education and children under 18.

Charitable purposes

  • the prevention or relief of poverty
  • the advancement of education
  • the advancement of religion
  • the saving of lives
  • the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science
  • the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage

Beneficiaries

  • Other defined groups

Activities

  • It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations

Constitutional objectives

The provisions of clause (Eight) (1) of the Deed of Trust shall be replaced by the following provisions which shall operate at the sole discretion of the Trustees for the benefit of the wider public within the United Kingdom such that the purposes of the Trust are:- The advancement of education through the provision of financial assistance to such nursery, primary or secondary schools and other educational establishments for pupils up to the age of eighteen as the Trustees shall consider appropriate to enable the recipient to: 4.2.1 Construct, enlarge, improve, maintain, repair and equip the educational premises in question including any grounds, gardens and other facilities held by the recipient. 4.2.2 Provide such teaching materials (in any form) and other equipment as may be required. 4.2.3 Fund whether in whole or in part the cost of any educational trips or excursions whether in the United Kingdom or elsewhere for the benefit of the pupils. 4.2.4 Encourage an appreciation of music and the development of musical ability through the provision of musical tuition, instruments and related equipment and to enable the pupils to play, sing or perform whether alone or with others by whatever means in public or otherwise. 4.3 The advancement of the Roman Catholic faith through the provision of financial assistance to cathedrals, churches, chapels, other ecclesiastical buildings and cemeteries belonging either to the Roman Catholic Church or to other Bodies which support the Roman Catholic faith in order to construct, enlarge, improve, maintain, preserve, upkeep, repair, replace, restore and furnish such buildings, their grounds, and cemeteries, including for the provision, maintenance, preservation, upkeep, repair, replacement and restoration of furniture, musical instruments, religious objects and artefacts, books and other moveables used or to be used for the purpose of the celebration of Divine Worship according to the rites and rituals of the

03 Annual returns

Income and expenditure history

5 periods
Year endIncomeExpenditureStaffReturn received
31 March 2025£89,178£220,890022 December 2025
31 March 2024£81,699£282,225010 December 2024
31 March 2023£89,127£250,215015 December 2023
31 March 2022£70,225£203,923023 December 2022
31 March 2021£73,805£183,803016 November 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
58 Morrison Street, Edinburgh
Website supplied to OSCR
www.basildeathtrust.co.uk
Parent charity
Not supplied

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05 Provenance

Source for this profile

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