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McCrae's Battalion Charitable Trust

Country
Scotland
Charity number
SC037303
Status
Active
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 maintains and enhances the Memorial to McCrae's Battalion at Contalmaison in France. The Trust also organises an Annual Remembrance Service at the Memorial and is involved in educational work in Scotland in connection with this country's involvement in the Great War 1914-18.

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 Income Expenditure
March 31, 2025 £22,333 £17,986
March 31, 2024 £14,079 £14,245
March 31, 2023 £12,966 £25,881
March 31, 2022 £16,965 £13,717
March 31, 2021 £3,501 £10,693