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The Ponton Trust

SC052995Registered charity from 08 December 2023
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Information about this charity:
Charity Information Operations Annual Submissions Income and Expenditure Charity Trustees
Notes:
The Ponton Trust SC052995 was established to replace Ponton House Trust SC021716.
Charity Information:
Address Caledonian Exchange
19a Canning Street
Edinburgh
Postcode EH3 8HE
Website https://www.pontonhouse.org.uk/
Regulatory Type Standard
Object:
5 The SCIO will promote, advance and further charitable purposes by operating as a grant giving charity which will support financially and otherwise charities, community groups, individuals and others which further the purposes detailed at clause 5.1 below and provide public benefit with a primary (but not exclusive) focus on the advancement of citizenship and community development (including the promotion of civic responsibility, volunteering, the voluntary sector or the effectiveness or efficiency of charities). 5.1 For the purposes of the 2005 Act the following charitable purposes are the charitable purposes identified as applicable from section 7 of the 2005 Act:- 5.1.1 the prevention or relief of poverty; 5.1.2 the advancement of education; 5.1.3 the advancement of health; 5.1.4 the saving of lives; 5.1.5 the advancement of citizenship or community development; 5.1.6 the advancement of arts, heritage, culture or science; 5.1.7 the advancement of public participation in sport; 5.1.8 the provision of recreational facilities, or the organisation of recreational activities, with the object of improving the conditions of life for the persons for whom the facilities or activities are primarily intended; 5.1.9 the advancement of human rights, conflict resolution or reconciliation; 5.1.10 the promotion of religious or racial harmony; 5.1.11 the promotion of equality and diversity; 5.1.12 the advancement of environmental protection or improvement; 5.1.13 the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage; 5.1.14 the advancement of animal welfare; or 5.1.15 any other purpose that may reasonably be regarded as analogous to any of the preceding purposes.
Operations:
What the charity is set up to do and how it does this:
The charity gives grants to charities in the Edinburgh and Lothian area which are working with disadvantaged children and young people.
Charity Status: Active
Constitutional Form: SCIO (Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation)
Constitutional Form Date: 08 Dec 2023
Main Operating Location: City of Edinburgh
Number of Staff: 0
Number of Volunteers: 0
Purposes: "the prevention or relief of poverty", "the advancement of education", "the advancement of health", "the saving of lives", "the advancement of citizenship or community development", "the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science", "the advancement of public participation in sport", "the provision of recreational facilities, or the organisation of recreational activities, with the object of improving the conditions of life for the persons for whom the facilities or activities are primarily intended", "the advancement of human rights, conflict resolution or reconciliation", "the promotion of equality and diversity", "the advancement of environmental protection or improvement", "the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage", "the advancement of animal welfare", "any other purpose that may reasonably be regarded as analogous to any of the preceding purposes"
Beneficiaries: "Children or young people", "Older People", "People with disabilities or health problems", "People with a particular ethnic or racial origin", "Other defined groups", "No specific group, or for the benefit of the community", "Other charities or voluntary bodies"
Types Of Activity Undertaken: "It makes grants, donations, loans, gifts or pensions to individuals", "It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations"
Annual Submissions:
Year End Income Expenditure Annual Return Received Accounts Received Latest Annual Reports and Accounts
30 Jun 2024 £82,702 £174,952 17 Nov 2024 Yes
30 Jun 2025 £111,253 £142,463 24 Nov 2025 Yes Download
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
Lynsey Kerr
Johnny Allan
Fiona Wilson
Hina Hirani
James Verth
Ian Boardman
Toby Ross
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