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Edinburgh Merchant Company Education Board

SC009747Registered charity from 17 February 1928
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Information about this charity:
Charity Information Operations Annual Submissions Income and Expenditure Charity Trustees
Charity Information:
Address The Merchant Hall
22 Hanover Street
Edinburgh
Postcode EH2 2EP
Website www.mcoe.org.uk
Regulatory Type Standard
Object:
The Education Board?s Charitable Purposes are: (a) the advancement of education, particularly the education and advancement of children and young people; (b) the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture and science; (c) the advancement of public participation in sport; (d) 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; and (e) the advancement of citizenship or community development.
Operations:
Charity Status: Active
Constitutional Form: Statutory corporation (Royal Charter etc)
Constitutional Form Date: 17 Feb 1928
Main Operating Location: City of Edinburgh
Purposes: "the advancement of education", "the advancement of citizenship or community development", "the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science", "the advancement of public participation in sport", "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"
Beneficiaries: "Children or young people"
Types Of Activity Undertaken: "It makes grants, donations, loans, gifts or pensions to individuals", "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 £65,808,209 £65,747,948 21 Nov 2022 Yes
31 Jul 2022 £69,711,680 £69,448,688 16 May 2023 Yes
31 Jul 2023 £76,933,963 £77,264,697 24 Jun 2024 Yes
31 Jul 2024 £84,994,162 £86,252,978 30 Apr 2025 Yes
31 Jul 2025 No Annual Information due by 30 Apr 2026
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
Graham Walker
Helen Wright
John Macrae
Ewan McIntosh
Katherine Ridland
Hilary Turnbull
Brian McGhee
Donald Young
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