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McCrae's Battalion Charitable Trust

Country
Scotland
Charity number
SC037303
Status
Active
Reporting
Up to date Last filed July 2, 2026. Filing history
Registered
March 6, 2006
Legal form
Trust (founding document is a deed of trust) (other than educational endowment)

Address

Address
27 Priestfield Road
Edinburgh
EH16 5HU

Activities

'It carries out activities or services itself'

'the advancement of education','the advancement of citizenship or community development','the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science','the advancement of public participation in sport','any other purpose that may reasonably be regarded as analogous to any of the preceding purposes'

The Trust endeavours to maintain and enhance the Memorial Cairn to McCrae's Battalion at Contalmaison in France and the surrounding area.

Beneficiaries: 'Children or young people','Older People','People with disabilities or health problems','Other defined groups','Other charities or voluntary bodies'

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, where reasonably possible, give primary consideration to providing history education and, in doing so, endeavour to commemorate the sacrifice of the 16th (Service) Battalion of the Royal Scots Regiment.

Geography

Main operating location
City of Edinburgh
Geographical spread
UK and overseas

Finances

Period end Filed Income Expenditure
March 31, 2026 July 2, 2026On time £15,189 £17,493
March 31, 2025 June 16, 2025On time £22,333 £17,986
March 31, 2024 June 21, 2024On time £14,079 £14,245
March 31, 2023 Aug. 3, 2023On time £12,966 £25,881
March 31, 2022 Aug. 15, 2022On time £16,965 £13,717
March 31, 2021 Nov. 4, 2021 £3,501 £10,693

Due dates are 9 months after the year end, OSCR's deadline, so they don't allow for any extension OSCR has granted.