# Stoneypath Trust

## Details

- **Country:** Scotland
- **Charity number:** SC027255
- **Status:** Active
- **Legal form:** Trust (founding document is a deed of trust) (other than educational endowment)
- **Registered:** April 27, 1999
- **Register:** https://www.oscr.org.uk/about-charities/search-the-register/charity-details?number=SC027255


## Contact

- **Address:** Turcan Connell, Princes Exchange, 1 Earl Grey Street, Edinburgh
- **Postcode:** EH3 9EE



## Activities

**Activities:** &#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 the arts, heritage, culture or science&#x27;,&#x27;the advancement of public participation in sport&#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 a grant giving charity. It has a particular (but not exclusive) focus on charities in Scotland and particular (but not exclusive) focus on charities in Scotland and particular around the town of Langholm in Dumfriesshire. The trustees consider applications for funding and identify their own recipients to further their charitable purposes.

**Beneficiaries:** &#x27;No specific group, or for the benefit of the community&#x27;,&#x27;Other charities or voluntary bodies&#x27;

**Objectives:** The Trustees shall hold the Trust Funds aftermentioned for such charitable      purposes only, as are, in the opinion of the Trustees, solely for the benefit of inhabitants      of the United Kingdom and in particular but not exclusively the inhabitants of the Districts of      Langholm, Eskdale and Canonbie (hereinafter referred to as &#x27;the Community&#x27;) and as are    within the meaning assigned to the term &#x27;Charitable purposes&#x27; by law for the time being  in force. DECLARING without prejudice to the foregoing generality or the Trustees&#x27; discretionary powers that the said Charitable Purposes may include all or any of the following purposes, viz:-  (i) The encouragement of educational projects  (ii) The foundation, endowment and equipment of schools, colleges and other centres of learning, libraries, sports and welfare centres  (iii) The encouragement of the study and practice of any useful branch of human  knowledge (including research and particularly medical research) by the provision of buildings equipment or otherwise  (iv) The establishment of educational and sports scholarships of any kind at any University, College or place of higher learning or any school  (v) The relief of poverty and need within the said area and for the benefit of the Community generally or individual members of the Community  (vi) The encouragement of the arts generally and the promotion directly or indirectly of performances of orchestral, operatic, choral, dramatic and other similar works as are conducive to the advancement of the education of the Community  (vii) The encouragement and promotion of educational and sporting projects especially those directed to the needs of children suffering from physical or and mental disabilities  (viii) The conservation and preservation of land and buildings of outstanding beauty or historic or public interest also wildlife and generally the heritage of Scotland the in all its aspects





## Geography

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







