Royal Medical Society Trust
- Country
- Scotland
- Charity number
- SC011518
- Status
- Active
- Reporting
- Up to date Last filed Aug. 28, 2026. Filing history
- Registered
- Aug. 10, 1896
- Legal form
- Educational endowment
Address
- Address
- 5/5 Bristo Square
Edinburgh
EH8 9AL
Activities
'It makes grants, donations, loans, gifts or pensions to individuals','It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations'
'the advancement of education'
The RMS Trust is set up to financially support the venture of undergraduate medical education support and the activities of the RMS. It also specifically supports travel and study of undergraduates through its specific fund.
Beneficiaries: 'Children or young people'
Objectives: The Society hereby declares the objective of the Trust to be:- (a) The financial support of the Society and in particular and without prejudice to the foregoing generality provision for the maintenance of the Society's premises, its historical library and furnishings and equipment and also for assistance in meeting its secretarial expenses and promoting symposia, lectures and other such meetings of educational value, by means of annual grants which should not exceed a percentage, to be determined as hereinafter provided, of the total annual income received by the Society from its members' subscriptions, declaring that the percentage shall be determined annually by the Trustees within four months of their receiving copies or the Society's Accounts, and the Sum allocated, which shall not exceed three-quarters or the Trust's total income save in cases where the Trustees are satisfied that exceptional expenditure is required to safeguard the fabric or the Society' s promises, shall be paid out by the Trust's Treasurers or Treasurer as soon as practicable thereafter (b) The financing or assisting in the financing of visits of members of the Society to other medical centres elsewhere in the United Kingdom or abroad for educational purposes (c) The provision or travelling scholarships to be awarded at the Trustees' discretion on merit to members or the Society to enable them to broaden their educational experience elsewhere in the United Kingdom or abroad, it being an essential requirement that any member awarded such a scholarship will be required to submit a written report to the Trustees on the experience gained.
Geography
- Main operating location
- City of Edinburgh
- Geographical spread
- A specific local point, community or neighbourhood
Finances
| Period end | Filed | Income | Expenditure | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug. 31, 2025 | Aug. 28, 202689 days late | £36,303 | £33,257 | - |
| Aug. 31, 2024 | June 4, 20254 days late | £51,123 | £56,355 | 1 |
| Aug. 31, 2023 | May 27, 2024On time | £35,938 | £50,860 | 1 |
| Aug. 31, 2022 | May 30, 2023On time | £39,542 | £45,875 | 1 |
| Aug. 31, 2021 | May 29, 2022On time | £35,683 | £33,550 | 1 |
Due dates are 9 months after the year end, OSCR's deadline, so they don't allow for any extension OSCR has granted.