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Friends of Edinburgh University Library

SC001518Registered charity from 01 January 1902
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Information about this charity:
Charity Information Operations Annual Submissions Income and Expenditure Charity Trustees
Charity Information:
Address The University of Edinburgh
Main Library
George Square
Edinburgh
Postcode EH8 9LJ
Website HTTPS://friendsofeul.co.uk
Regulatory Type Standard
Object:
To bring together persons with an interest in the Library of the University of Edinburgh; to act as a channel for gifts to the Library; to receive subscriptions and gifts of money for the purchase of rare or valuable books, collections of papers, manuscripts, documents, photographs or other rare or valuable items for the Library; to enhance the resources and reputation of the Library; and to do all such other things as are incidental or conducive to the attainment of the foregoing objects or any of them.
Operations:
What the charity is set up to do and how it does this:
The charity was set up in 1962 to bring together people with an interest in supporting the work of Edinburgh University Library. People can join either as life members or as annual members. Two issues of a magazine are issued to members each year, a website is maintained and a number of talks, events, visits etc are arranged throughout the year. We make financial donations to the University to enable the purchase of items for the Library's heritage collections and for the establishment of internships.
Charity Status: Active
Constitutional Form: Trust (founding document is a deed of trust) (other than educational endowment)
Constitutional Form Date: 01 Jan 1992
Main Operating Location: City of Edinburgh
Number of Staff: 1
Number of Volunteers: 0
Purposes: "the advancement of education", "the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science"
Beneficiaries: "No specific group, or for the benefit of the community"
Types Of Activity Undertaken: "It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations", "It carries out activities or services itself"
Annual Submissions:
Year End Income Expenditure Annual Return Received Accounts Received Latest Annual Reports and Accounts
31 Jul 2021 £6,001 £5,529 07 Oct 2021 Yes
31 Jul 2022 £11,527 £8,874 30 Sept 2022 Yes
31 Jul 2023 £113,791 £70,795 01 Oct 2023 Yes
31 Jul 2024 £6,781 £19,224 03 Oct 2024 Yes
31 Jul 2025 £7,043 £14,485 03 Oct 2025 Yes Visit Charity's Website
If an annual return has been received on time (within nine months of the Year End Date), the 'Annual Return Received' box is green   . If an annual return is late, the box is red   .
Income and Expenditure:
Charity Trustees:
First Name Last Name
Rachel Cadell
John Cairns
Richard Battersby
John Scott Moncrieff
Karen Baston
Alason Roberts
Louise Gardiner
Simon Burton
Shenxiao Tong
Lucinda Byatt
From 09 March 2026, OSCR is required by law to publish the names of a charity’s trustees as part of its Scottish Charity Register entry. We are also required to publish each charity’s annual report and accounts as received from this date, which may include the names of certain individuals. The only exceptions to publication are where a charity or one of its charity trustees applies for this information to be excluded, and OSCR is satisfied that publishing it would jeopardise the safety or security of a person or premises.

If the charity trustee information on a Register entry appears blank, this may mean that an exemption applies or that the charity has not yet provided the required details to OSCR. Supplying this information will become mandatory as part of future annual submissions.
Copyright

From 30 June 2025, OSCR began collecting charity trustee information through OSCR Online. Providing this information is a legal requirement for all charities. The names of trustees will be published on the Scottish Charity Register from early 2026 to promote transparency and strengthen public trust in the sector.

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  • the names of a charity’s trustees (exemptions apply)
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