01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC053595
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- More than one local authority area in Scotland
- Volunteers
- 0 volunteers
- Staff
- 0
- Postcode
- EH12 9EG
OSCR note: The Nurses Memorial to King Edward VII in Scotland SC053595 was established to replace The Nurses Memorial to King Edward VII in Scotland Scottish Committee SC023963
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
The charity has the purpose of support, care and welfare of nurses and midwives and also of education, training or professional development of nurses and midwives, both through financial donations.
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of education
- 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, loans, gifts or pensions to individuals
- It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations
Constitutional objectives
3 CHARITABLE PURPOSES and POWERS 3.1 The Charitable Purposes of the SCIO ('the Charitable Purposes') are: 3.1.1 the support, care and welfare of nurses or midwives (as hereinafter defined) in Scotland (or elsewhere in the United Kingdom where there is a connection with Scotland) who are aged or retired or suffering from illness or disability or suffering financial hardship. 3.1.2 the education, training or professional development of nurses or midwives (as hereinafter defined) in Scotland (or elsewhere in the United Kingdom where there is a connection with Scotland) which may include at the SCIO's sole discretion the payment of incidental travel and subsistence costs generally for the benefit of the nursing and/or midwifery professions in Scotland including research and study into these professions or either of them and the publication of the results of such research and study.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | £0 | £0 | 0 | Not supplied |
| 31 December 2024 | £53,305 | £194,513 | 0 | 18 September 2025 |
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
- Johnston Smillie, 5 South Gyle Crescent Lane, Edinburgh
- Website supplied to OSCR
- https://www.nursesmemorial.org.uk/
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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