# Orcome Trust

## Details

- **Country:** Scotland
- **Charity number:** SC014107
- **Status:** Active
- **Legal form:** Trust (founding document is a deed of trust) (other than educational endowment)
- **Registered:** Sept. 4, 1962
- **Register:** https://www.oscr.org.uk/about-charities/search-the-register/charity-details?number=SC014107


## Contact

- **Address:** Newhall, Carlops, Midlothian
- **Postcode:** EH26 9LY
- **Website:** www.orcometrust.org.uk



## Activities

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

**Purposes:** &#x27;the prevention or relief of poverty&#x27;,&#x27;the advancement of education&#x27;,&#x27;the advancement of religion&#x27;,&#x27;the advancement of health&#x27;,&#x27;the advancement of citizenship or community development&#x27;,&#x27;the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science&#x27;,&#x27;the advancement of environmental protection or improvement&#x27;,&#x27;the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage&#x27;,&#x27;the advancement of animal welfare&#x27;,&#x27;any other purpose that may reasonably be regarded as analogous to any of the preceding purposes&#x27;

**What the charity does:** The charity is set up to provide funding to for the causes which are listed above. An application is completed by the potential applicants who are requested to provide full details of the organisation including the costs invoiced in the project, the benefits the project will bring to the area and its target group and beneficiaries. The trustees meet on a regular basis to consider what grants to approve and any potential projects which may be of interest to the trust.

**Objectives:** 1.	The advancement and support of any, science, craft, skill or technique and public transport therein. 2.	The advancement and support of artistic, scientific, technological, literary and historical work, study and education. 3.	The protection and preservation of natural amenities, natural life and any property, whether heritable or moveable real or personal, having historical, scientific or aesthetic interest and the provision, improvement and extension of facilities and opportunities for the enjoyment and appreciation of the same by members of the public. 4.	The advancement of animal welfare by the prevention of unnecessary cruelty to animals, and the succouring and treatment of sick and injured animals. 5.	The advancement and support of social welfare, social services and recreational and leisure time interests and activities. 6.	The advancement of physical and mental health and the prevention and alleviation of disease or physical or mental ailments or disabilities.





## Geography

- **Main operating location:** Midlothian
- **Geographical spread:** Scotland and other parts of the UK






