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The Edinburgh Trades Fund

Country
Scotland
Charity number
SC010288
Status
Active
Registered
March 3, 1925
Legal form
Other

Address

Address
Level 5
9 Haymarket Square
Edinburgh
EH3 8RY

Activities

'It makes grants, donations, loans, gifts or pensions to individuals'

'the advancement of education','the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science','the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage'

The Edinburgh Trades Fund is a charity managed by The Incorporated Trades of Edinburgh. Small grants are available for children and young people aged 21 and below who require financial assistance for education, ill-health or family need, and/or charities which support such individuals within the City of Edinburgh. For an application form please contact: edinburghtradesboxmaster@gmail.com stating whether the application is for an individual or charity.

Beneficiaries: 'Children or young people'

Objectives: All property, both heritable and movable vested in the Governors at the commencement of this Order or acquired or donated to them thereafter shall vest in them and shall constitute a fund, to be called the 'Edinburgh Trades Fund ' for (a] making provision as hereinafter provided for children and young people aged 21 and below under and in terms of the constitution and rules affecting the fund for the time being. and (b) for the benefit of the public, advancing heritage and good citizenship by preserving the good and agreeable traditions and historic property of the fund and its roots in the Incorporated Trades and Convenery of Trades of Edinburgh and making the same available to the public.2 Notwithstanding anything in the Act of 1707, the Governors may apply any moneys forming part of the fund in payments or grants to persons qualified in accordance with the provisions of this Order. The persons to whom payments or grants may be made by the Governors in pursuance of the preceding section of this Order shall be children and young people aged 21 and below under and in terms or the constitution and rules affecting the fund for the time being who, in the opinion of the Governors, require financial assistance in respect of or in connection with:- (1) education. (2) ill-health. or (3) family need. and/or (4) charities which support such individuals who apply or on whose behalf application is made therefor to the Governors. charities which support such individuals who apply or on whose behalf application is made therefor to the Governors.

Geography

Main operating location
City of Edinburgh
Geographical spread
More than one local authority area in Scotland

Finances

Period end Income Expenditure
March 31, 2025 £91,425 £80,897
March 31, 2024 £82,093 £79,760
March 31, 2023 £97,635 £106,118
March 31, 2022 £83,955 £76,479
March 31, 2021 £123,386 £70,989