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Binks Trust

Country
Scotland
Charity number
SC008849
Status
Active
Registered
Jan. 8, 1973
Legal form
Trust (founding document is a deed of trust) (other than educational endowment)

Address

Address
61 Dublin Street
Edinburgh
EH3 6NL

Activities

'It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations'

'the advancement of education','the advancement of health','the advancement of citizenship or community development','the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science','the advancement of human rights, conflict resolution or reconciliation','the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage','the advancement of animal welfare'

Make grants charities under the broad headings of the Arts, Social Care, Education and Environment

Beneficiaries: 'No specific group, or for the benefit of the community','Other charities or voluntary bodies'

Objectives: 1. For payment of the expenses of administering the Trust hereby created. 2. For payment in any year or years of the whole or such part of the free income of the Trust Estate as my Trustees consider desirable to such charitable institutions, societies or funds as my Trustees may in their absolute discretion select and that in such proportions as they may decide. (3) for payment of such part, or even the whole, or the capital of the Trust Estate as my Trustees may from time to time or at any time consider desirable to such charitable institutions, societies or funds.

Geography

Main operating location
City of Edinburgh
Geographical spread
Scotland and other parts of the UK

Finances

Period end Income Expenditure
April 5, 2025 £497,492 £812,578
April 5, 2024 £789,499 £1,897,440
April 5, 2023 £1,321,564 £1,206,510
April 5, 2022 £5,948,768 £2,722,914
April 5, 2021 £616,090 £2,067,458