# The Edinburgh Trades Fund

## Details

- **Country:** Scotland
- **Charity number:** SC010288
- **Status:** Active
- **Legal form:** Other
- **Registered:** March 3, 1925
- **Register:** https://www.oscr.org.uk/about-charities/search-the-register/charity-details?number=SC010288


## Contact

- **Address:** Level 5, 9 Haymarket Square, Edinburgh
- **Postcode:** EH3 8RY



## Activities

**Activities:** &#x27;It makes grants, donations, loans, gifts or pensions to individuals&#x27;

**Purposes:** &#x27;the advancement of education&#x27;,&#x27;the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science&#x27;,&#x27;the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage&#x27;

**What the charity does:** 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:** &#x27;Children or young people&#x27;

**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  &#x27;Edinburgh Trades Fund &#x27; 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







