01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC045954
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- UK and overseas
- Volunteers
- 1-50 volunteers
- Staff
- 0
- Postcode
- EH3 9WJ
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
To provide financial and/or other support to further the above aims. The Charity seeks to harness, and maximise the effectiveness of, the efforts of Burness Paull LLP and its partners and staff (individually and collectively) in raising funds, volunteering and/or otherwise supporting organisations, initiatives and events which further one or more of the above aims. During the year, the Foundation sought applications from th staff or Burness Paull LLP for funding for their personal charitable initiatives and applications for sponsorship.
Charitable purposes
- the prevention or relief of poverty
- the advancement of education
- the advancement of health
- the saving of lives
- the advancement of citizenship or community development
- the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science
- the advancement of public participation in sport
- the provision of recreational facilities, or the organisation of recreational activities, with the object of improving the conditions of life for the persons for whom the facilities or activities are primarily intended
- the promotion of equality and diversity
- the advancement of environmental protection or improvement
- the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage
Beneficiaries
- Other charities or voluntary bodies
Activities
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
4.1 the prevention or relief of poverty. 4.2 the advancement of education. 4.3 the advancement of health. 4.4 the saving of lives. 4.5 the advancement of citizenship or community development. 4.6 the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science. 4.7 the advancement of public participation in sport. 4.8 the provision of recreational facilities, or the SCIO of recreational activities, with the object of improving the conditions of life for the persons for whom the facilities or activities are primarily intended. 4.9 the promotion of equality and diversity. 4.10 the advancement of environmental protection or improvement. and 4.11 the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage. through the provision of financial and/or other support to further the above aims. and on the basis that the SCIO shall seek to harness, and maximise the effectiveness of, the efforts of Burness Paull LLP and its partners and staff (individually and collectively) in raising funds, volunteering and/or otherwise supporting organisations, initiatives and events which further anyone or more of the above aims.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 September 2025 | £0 | £0 | 0 | Not supplied |
| 30 September 2024 | £76,295 | £72,724 | 0 | 11 September 2025 |
| 30 September 2023 | £63,413 | £66,943 | 0 | 16 April 2024 |
| 30 September 2022 | £69,002 | £76,268 | 0 | 16 February 2023 |
| 30 September 2021 | £77,424 | £74,746 | 0 | 10 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
- Burness Paull LLP, 50 Lothian Road, Festival Square, 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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