Dr. Neils Garden Trust
- Country
- Scotland
- Charity number
- SC028097
- Status
- Active
- Registered
- Feb. 13, 1998
- Legal form
- Company (the charity is registered with Companies House)
Address
- Address
- 5 Duddingston Park South
Edinburgh
EH15 3NX
Contact
- Website
drneilsgarden.co.uk
Activities
'It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations','It carries out activities or services itself'
'the advancement of education','the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science','the advancement of environmental protection or improvement','any other purpose that may reasonably be regarded as analogous to any of the preceding purposes'
The charity was set up to maintain and develop, for the enjoyment and education of the public, the garden established in the 1960s by the Drs Neil, being on a site of some 2 and 1/2 acre adjoining Duddingston Loch together with the Historic Thomson Tower situated at the foot of the garden. The aim is to provide a place of beauty of tranquillity away from the hustle and bustle of Edinburgh. The charity employs a full time gardener who, with the assistance of volunteers, some with vulnerabilities, maintain the planting and the hard landscaping and propagate plants for sale to support the work of the charity. The gardener also conducts groups - adults and children - around the garden and organises workshops and other horticultural and educational events. The Tower provides a venue for exhibitions by local artists, photographers, sculptors, jewellers and potters.
Beneficiaries: 'No specific group, or for the benefit of the community'
Objectives: (a) To promote the benefit of the inhabitants of Duddingston Village, Edinburgh and its environs without distinction of political, religious or other opinions, by associating the Local Authority, voluntary organisations and inhabitants in a common effort to provide, or assist in the provision of, facilities in the interests of social welfare for recreation and leisure-time occupation with the object of improving the conditions of life for the said inhabitants (b) To advance religion by the promotion of Christian principles and, in particular, those which relate to creating and fostering a sense of community (c) To preserve and conserve the natural environment including the flora and fauna and created landscapes within Scotland and in particular those within the environs of Duddingston Village, Edinburgh (d) To advance education (e) To promote, establish, operate and/or support other schemes of a charitable nature for the benefit of the community within Scotland and in particular within and in the envirOns of Duddingston Village, Edinburgh
Geography
- Main operating location
- City of Edinburgh
- Geographical spread
- A specific local point, community or neighbourhood
Finances
| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb. 28, 2025 | £54,173 | £36,218 | 1 |
| Feb. 28, 2024 | £59,627 | £44,021 | 1 |
| Feb. 28, 2023 | £56,882 | £36,738 | 1 |
| Feb. 28, 2022 | £28,806 | £28,578 | 1 |
| Feb. 28, 2021 | £24,154 | £24,093 | 1 |
Nearby
- Porty Community Energy 0.1 mi
- Hope Church Bingham 0.2 mi
- St Ninians Kids Club 0.1 mi
- Jewel Miners Welfare Charitable Society 0.2 mi
- The Ark 0.2 mi