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Charity Details:
Ceased date: 30 September 2014

William Dawson Bursary Trust

SC002838Registered charity from 16 May 1921
Address Brodies LLP
15 Atholl Crescent
Edinburgh
Postcode EH3 8HA
Website No Link Provided
Regulatory Type Standard
Object:
The trustees shall offer each year such number of William Dawson Bursaries as they think fit. The said bursaries shall be open to deserving young men and women who are attending or are about to attend classes in the Faculty of Science in the University of Edinburgh, or in the Heriot-Watt College, Edinburgh, with a view to graduation as Bachelors of Science. The bursaries shall be tenable for such number of years as is necessary to enable the respective holders to graduate and it shall be in the power of the trustees to extend the period of tenure in any case in which they approve of the holder proceeding to graduation with honours. The annual value of the bursaries shall be such as the trustees may from time to time fix. In awarding the bursaries the trustees shall have regard to the educational attainments of the candidates, and shall prefer candidates who require assistance to enable them to take full advantage of attendance at the University. If in any year sufficient candidates of satisfactory educational attainments do not apply for the bursaries it shall be in the power of the trustees to withhold such of the bursaries as they think fit.
Details of the charity's operations
Charity Status: Removed
Last Updated: 17 Jul 2022
Constitutional Form: Educational endowment
Constitutional Form Date: 16 May 1921
Geographical Spread: A specific local point, community or neighbourhood
Main Operating Location: City of Edinburgh
Purposes: "the advancement of education"
Beneficiaries: "Children or young people"
Types of activity undertaken: "It makes grants, donations, loans, gifts or pensions to individuals"

Income and Expenditure figures are only available for all charities from June 2012. Prior to this, the data capture of expenditure figures depended on the type of return the charity completed.

Annual Information Submission History
Year End Income Expenditure Annual Return Received Accounts Received Latest Accounts
31 Dec 2009 £1,850 £0 02 Mar 2010 Yes
31 Dec 2010 £1,820 £0 21 Mar 2011 Yes
31 Dec 2011 £1,930 £3,000 07 Sept 2012 Yes
31 Dec 2012 £1,927 £2,100 30 Sept 2013 Yes
24 Dec 2013 £1,879 £60,678 25 Sept 2014 Yes Not published by OSCR
*Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, OSCR allowed an additional 9 months grace period for charities that were overdue/late when their annual information due by date fell between 01 March 2020 and 31 March 2021.

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   .
Information on details of charity trustees

From 30 June 2025, OSCR will begin 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 January 2026 to promote transparency and strengthen public trust in the sector.

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Charity accounts and constitution – what information do we publish?

From January 2026, OSCR will begin publishing annual reports and accounts in full online once they are received. This marks a change from the current approach, where OSCR publishes accounts for certain charities, depending on their legal form and income, with personal details redacted.

When a charity publishes its accounts on its website and has supplied us with a link, we have made this available. From late 2017, where the charity is a company, a registered social landlord or is also registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales, a link is provided to the relevant regulator’s website where the accounts are made available. We accept no responsibility for the functionality, accuracy, or content of external websites – if you experience a technical issue with an external link, you should contact the charity directly.

You have the right to the following information under section 23 (1)(a) and (b) of the Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act 2005, from the charity direct:

  • a copy of the charity’s latest statement of accounts
  • a copy of the charity’s constitution.

In addition to the above, a charity may also be able to provide you with previous years’ accounts and constitutions, although it is not obliged to do so. You can contact the charity to request this information using the contact details on the charity’s Register entry.

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