01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC046772
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- A specific local point, community or neighbourhood
- Volunteers
- 0 volunteers
- Staff
- 0
- Postcode
- EH1 1TQ
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
Restore historically significant artwork in St Patrick's RC Church, Edinburgh
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of education
- the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science
Beneficiaries
- Children or young people
- Other defined groups
- Other charities or voluntary bodies
Activities
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
The objects are the advancement of heritage and culture through restoring, reinstating, preserving and presenting to the public in their context the murals painted by Alexander Runciman in the Apse of St Patricks Church, Cowgate, Edinburgh ('the Objects').
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Total income | Donations | Charitable activities income | Trading income | Investment income | Other income | Total expenditure | Raising funds | Charitable activities spending | Other spending | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 August 2025 | £4,500 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £17,503 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 0 | 30 March 2026 |
| 31 August 2024 | £6,587 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £1,710 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 0 | 1 April 2025 |
| 31 August 2023 | £7,948 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £23,254 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 0 | 26 April 2024 |
| 31 August 2022 | £12,085 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £29,369 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 0 | 9 May 2023 |
| 31 August 2021 | £2,079 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £5,489 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 0 | 3 August 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
- St Patrick's RC Church, 40 High Street, Edinburgh
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.runcimanapsetrust.com
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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