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Queensberry House Trust

Country
Scotland
Charity number
SC017328
Status
Active
Registered
July 12, 1996
Legal form
Trust (founding document is a deed of trust) (other than educational endowment)

Address

Address
Caledonian Exchange
19A Canning Street
Edinburgh
EH3 8HE

Activities

'It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations'

'the prevention or relief of poverty','the advancement of health','the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage'

The Trust funds originate from the winding up of Queensberry House Hospital which closed in 1996. The Trustees hold these funds for the purposes specified in Clause Second of the Declaration of Trust(as amended), namely that they should be applied for such charitable purposes only within the United Kingdom as are within the meaning assigned to the term ' charitable purposes' in the context of Section 505 and 506 of the ICTA 1988 or any subsequent amendment thereto,. The Trustees have power to apply the capital and income : where need is known: where a donation from the Trusts would make a significant difference to the charity concerned: having regard to the locality in which the former Queensberry House Hospital was located and taking account of historic links

Beneficiaries: 'Other charities or voluntary bodies'

Objectives: The Trustees shall hold the Trust Funds for such charitable purposes as the Trustees in their sole discretion may decide, including, but not exclusively, the advancement of citizenship and community development (including the promotion of civic responsibility, volunteering, the voluntary sector or the effectiveness or efficiency of charities), and also having regard, but not exclusively, to the locality in which the former Queensberry House Hospital was located.

Geography

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

Finances

Period end Income Expenditure
June 30, 2025 £134,407 £172,668
June 30, 2024 £137,295 £130,547
June 30, 2023 £133,567 £565,715
June 30, 2022 £139,113 £33,291
June 30, 2021 £92,310 £117,111