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Charity Details

 

Ceased date: 14 January 2020

Bute House Trust

SC015945Registered charity from 09 August 1966
Charity Information:
Address Princes Exchange
1 Earl Grey Street
Edinburgh
Postcode EH3 9EE
Website No Link Provided
Regulatory Type Standard
Reason For Removal
Object:
(a) The preservation, improvement, maintenance, restoration and repair of Bute House and garden ground attached thereto so far as these are not the obligations of the landlord in terms of the lease therof. (b) The insurance of Bute House and the contents therof so far as belonging or lent to the Trustees against all proper risks including burglary in the case of the said contents. (c) The making of additions to or alterations in Bute House or the said garden ground which the Trustees may consider desirable, necessary or proper in connection with the use of the same for the purposes of this trust.
Operations:
Charity Status: Removed
Constitutional Form: Trust (founding document is a deed of trust) (other than educational endowment)
Constitutional Form Date: 09 Aug 1966
Main Operating Location: City of Edinburgh
Purposes: "the advancement of citizenship or community development", "the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science"
Beneficiaries: "No specific group, or for the benefit of the community", "Other charities or voluntary bodies"
Types Of Activity Undertaken: "It carries out activities or services itself"
Charity Trustees:
First Name Last Name
No charity trustee information available
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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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