# The Castansa Trust

## Details

- **Country:** Scotland
- **Charity number:** SC037414
- **Status:** Active
- **Legal form:** Trust (founding document is a deed of trust) (other than educational endowment)
- **Registered:** Aug. 7, 2006
- **Register:** https://www.oscr.org.uk/about-charities/search-the-register/charity-details?number=SC037414


## Contact

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



## Activities

**Activities:** 'It makes grants, donations, loans, gifts or pensions to individuals','It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations'

**Purposes:** 'the advancement of health','the advancement of citizenship or community development','the provision of recreational facilities, or the organisation of recreational activities, with the object of improving the conditions of life for the persons for whom the facilities or activities are primarily intended','the advancement of environmental protection or improvement','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'

**What the charity does:** The charity Trustees are directed to pay or apply the funds of the charity for the benefit or furtherance of such purposes, objects or institutions, charitable in law as the Trustees in their absolute discretion shall determine.  The Trustees have opted for a policy of making donations to those organisations they feel require most support and whose purposes fall within the spectrum of the Trust Deed.  The Trust's ability to make meaningful donations is reliant on income and investment returns from its investment portfolio and where and when possible, the occasional donation from the Settlors.  Due to significant existing commitments for funding, the Trustees are not considering any unsolicited applications until further notice.

**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 such purposes, objects or institutions charitable in law and in such proportions and manner as the Trustees shall think fit





## Geography

- **Main operating location:** City of Edinburgh
- **Geographical spread:** More than one local authority area in Scotland



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 25, 2025 | £31914 | £324173 |  -  | 0 | [PDF](/sc/SC037414/files/2025-07-25-accounts.pdf) (5.4 MB) |
| July 25, 2024 | £44651 | £265686 |  -  |  -  |  |
| July 25, 2023 | £34478 | £370668 |  -  |  -  |  |
| July 25, 2022 | £36307 | £380616 |  -  |  -  |  |
| July 25, 2021 | £43874 | £396206 |  -  |  -  |  |