Volant Charitable Trust
- Country
- Scotland
- Charity number
- SC030790
- Status
- Active
- Registered
- Nov. 7, 2000
- Legal form
- Trust (founding document is a deed of trust) (other than educational endowment)
Address
- Address
- Princes Exchange
1 Earl Grey Street
Edinburgh
EH3 9EE
Contact
- Website
volanttrust.com
Activities
'It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations'
'the advancement of education','the advancement of citizenship or community development','the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage','any other purpose that may reasonably be regarded as analogous to any of the preceding purposes'
The Volant Charitable Trust supports Scottish charities and organisations, whether national or community-based, which help vulnerable groups affected by hardship or disadvantage, with a particular emphasis on women and young people at risk. Through its Open Grants Programme, delivered by Foundation Scotland, the grant-making Trust’s objective is to help alleviate social deprivation, supporting charities assisting vulnerable groups, impacted by the cost-of-living crisis, to make a lasting difference to their lives and life chances. The Volant Charitable Trust is committed to other work too that includes donations to international projects, the support of single parents through Gingerbread, and research into the causes and possible cures of Multiple Sclerosis through the Anne Rowling Regenerative Neurology Clinic in Edinburgh.
Objectives: The Trustees shall hold the Trust Fund and the income of it to pay and apply the same to or for the benefit of or in furtherance of such purposes, objects or institutions charitable in law, and in such proportions and manner as the Trustees shall think fit. In exercising their discretion in terms of this Clause the Trustees shall give primary consideration to the wishes of those persons who gift or lend funds to the Trust but this proviso shall impose no binding obligation on the Trustees.
Areas of operation
- Main operating location
- City of Edinburgh
- Geographical spread
- Scotland and other parts of the UK
Finances
| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|
| April 5, 2025 | £4,111,414 | £3,790,504 | PDF 724.4 KB |
| April 5, 2024 | £3,905,008 | £3,627,286 | |
| April 5, 2023 | £2,218,314 | £3,092,880 | |
| April 5, 2022 | £5,181,398 | £9,514,673 | |
| April 5, 2021 | £10,221,988 | £7,018,659 |
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