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The Royal Company of Merchants of the City of Edinburgh Charitable Trust

SC051300Registered charity from 28 September 2021
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Address The Merchants' Hall,
22 Hanover Street
Edinburgh
Postcode EH2 2EP
Website mcoe.org.uk
Regulatory Type Standard
Object:
The Trustees shall hold the Trust Fund for such purposes ("Purposes") only as are within the meaning of charitable purposes in terms of the Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act 2005 as amended or superseded from time to time which are also regarded as charitable purposes in relation to the application of the Taxes Acts from time to time in force; DECLARING that the Purposes may include all or any of the following purposes:- 3.1 The prevention or relief of poverty through: 3.1.1 the provision of an income to those persons in necessitous circumstances with a particular, though not exclusive, focus on those persons who additionally have strong ties to the City of Edinburgh; 3.1.2 the provision of financial support to those persons in need by reason of age, ill health, disability, financial hardship, bereavement, or other necessitous circumstances, with a particular, though not exclusive, focus on those persons who additionally reside in the Edinburgh and Lothian area, and to Merchant Company members who are found in reduced circumstances; 3.1.3 the provision of assistance to any project, scheme or undertaking which the Trustees consider to be of benefit to the public or sectors of any community, with a particular, though not exclusive, focus on projects, schemes or undertakings which will benefit those in necessitous circumstances and in the Edinburgh and Lothian area; and 3.1.4 the provision of assistance to any other established charity which the Trustees consider to have purposes similar to either of those described in clause 3.1.1 - 3.1.3 above;
Details of the charity's operations
Charity Status: Active
Last Updated: 29 Apr 2025
Constitutional Form: Trust (founding document is a deed of trust) (other than educational endowment)
Constitutional Form Date: 28 Sept 2021
Geographical Spread: Wider, but within one local authority area
Main Operating Location: City of Edinburgh
Purposes: "the prevention or relief of poverty","the advancement of education","the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage"
Beneficiaries: "Children or young people","People with disabilities or health problems"
Types of activity undertaken: "It makes grants, donations, loans, gifts or pensions to individuals","It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations"
Notes: 3.2 The advancement of education through: 3.2.1 the provision of assistance to any project, scheme or undertaking which the Trustees consider to be of benefit to the public or sectors of any community, with a particular, though not exclusive, focus on projects, schemes or undertakings which will benefit those in necessitous circumstances and in the Edinburgh and Lothian area; 3.2.2 the provision of training and other arrangements, which will, in the opinion of the Trustees, increase and expand the knowledge and awareness of young people working in industry, business, or commerce in Scotland and elsewhere throughout the world; 3.2.3 the provision of assistance to any other established charity which the Trustees consider to have purposes similar to either of those described in clause 3.2.1 - 3.2.2 above; 3.2.4 the provision of grants, bursaries, prizes, study or research grants, books, tools, instruments, kits or any other equipment as the Trustees may consider necessary to advance education and learning and adventure or service projects, with preference to be given to a pupil or former pupil of George Watson's College, though this preference shall not be read as exclusive; and 3.2.5 the provision of travel scholarships to assist a period of study or work experience within Europe (but outwith the UK) which relates to the economics of the country or countries in which it is carried out, with preference to be given to a pupil or former pupil of George Watson's College, though this preference shall not be read as exclusive.
Annual Information Submission History
Year End Income Expenditure Annual Return Received Accounts Received Latest Accounts
31 Jul 2022 £0 £0 23 May 2023 Yes
31 Jul 2023 £0 £0 27 Feb 2024 Yes
31 Jul 2024 £0 £0 29 Apr 2025 Yes Not published by OSCR
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