# William Dawson Trust

## Details

- **Country:** Scotland
- **Charity number:** SC010662
- **Status:** Active
- **Legal form:** Trust (founding document is a deed of trust) (other than educational endowment)
- **Registered:** April 17, 1874
- **Register:** https://www.oscr.org.uk/about-charities/search-the-register/charity-details?number=SC010662


## Contact

- **Address:** Brodies LLP, Captial Square, 58 Morrison Street, Edinburgh
- **Postcode:** EH3 8BP



## Activities

**Activities:** 'It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations'

**Purposes:** 'the advancement of education','the advancement of health','the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage'

**What the charity does:** Charity is set up to make donations to some specific recipients, other public institutions in Edinburgh & Glasgow and provide bursaries to deserving students at Glasgow and Edinburgh universities. Funds are generated from stock exchange investments and the management of a property portfolio.

**Objectives:** Providing annual bursaries for assisting and encouraging deserving young men and women at the University of Edinburgh, in the prosecution of their education   Augmenting the income of such Public Institutions in Edinburgh or Glasgow as my trustees deem most deserving and as have their object the relief, or cure, of bodily disease, or the care maintenance or support of persons afflicted with bodily infirmity





## Areas of operation

- **Main operating location:** City of Edinburgh
- **Geographical spread:** Operations cover all or most of Scotland



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec. 31, 2024 | £134027 | £208944 |  -  | 0 | [PDF](/sc/SC010662/files/2024-12-31-accounts.pdf) (10.0 MB) |
| Dec. 31, 2023 | £139953 | £178525 |  -  | 0 |  |
| Dec. 31, 2022 | £136790 | £184743 |  -  | 0 |  |
| Dec. 31, 2021 | £138730 | £140622 |  -  | 0 |  |
| Dec. 31, 2020 | £139946 | £127963 |  -  | 0 |  |