# The James Gillespie's Trust

## Details

- **Country:** Scotland
- **Charity number:** SC022811
- **Status:** Active
- **Legal form:** Trust (founding document is a deed of trust) (other than educational endowment)
- **Registered:** June 20, 1994
- **Register:** https://www.oscr.org.uk/about-charities/search-the-register/charity-details?number=SC022811


## Contact

- **Address:** 58 Nantwich Drive, Edinburgh
- **Postcode:** EH7 6RA
- **Website:** www.jamesgillespiestrust.com



## Activities

**Activities:** 'It makes grants, donations, loans, gifts or pensions to individuals','It carries out activities or services itself'

**Purposes:** 'the advancement of education'

**What the charity does:** The Trust was set up to provide financial support to activities and initiatives that enhance the holistic opportunities for young people and to remove financial barriers which may prevent some of them fulfilling their ambitions.

**Objectives:** The purposes of the Trust are to advance the education and improve the circumstances of students at James Gillespie’s High School, Edinburgh (hereinafter referred to as ‘the School’) by,  1.	Supporting the School in providing a high-quality learning and teaching environment for all, including the wider community.  2.	promoting, supporting and helping to resource projects, programmes and initiatives designed to enhance the education delivered by the School, whether local, national or international, with which the School may from time to time be associated including the provision of resources, through such projects, programmes and initiatives, to partner institutions of the school wheresoever they may be situated.  3.	promoting and conducting research related to developing the educational role of the School and by providing briefings on this research.  4.	promoting and conducting research into the history of the school and associated matters.  5.	facilitating communication between and among students, staff, parents, former students, the community, the Parent Council or any successor organisations representing or involving the parents of students at the School. and  6.	delivering resources and support to students, staff or parents/carers to help deliver the above purposes effectively.





## Areas of operation

- **Main operating location:** Midlothian
- **Geographical spread:** Wider, but within one local authority area



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | £1790 | £4044 |  -  | 0 |  |
| June 30, 2024 | £1621 | £8769 |  -  | 0 |  |
| June 30, 2023 | £453 | £12892 |  -  | 0 |  |
| June 30, 2022 | £198 | £4384 |  -  | 0 |  |
| June 30, 2021 | £20656 | £13662 |  -  | 0 |  |