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The Mingalar Trust

Country
Scotland
Charity number
SC043466
Status
Not Submitted
Registered
Oct. 4, 2012
Legal form
Trust (founding document is a deed of trust) (other than educational endowment)

Address

Address
5 Bellevue Terrace
Edinburgh
EH7 4DU

Contact

Website
themingalartrust.com

Activities

'It makes grants, donations, loans, gifts or pensions to individuals','It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations','It carries out activities or services itself'

'the prevention or relief of poverty','the advancement of education','the advancement of religion','the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science'

Our activities centre round the production of materials and training required to advance the learning of English by students and professionals in Myanmar at a level where they are able to read simplified materials in English. The aim is to provide books and methodologies for a Programme of Extensive Reading in Myanmar (MERP) for those who have some English but require much more exposure to the language if they are to be able to communicate adequately with the outside world.

Beneficiaries: 'Children or young people','People with a particular ethnic or racial origin','Other defined groups','Other charities or voluntary bodies'

Objectives: 1. Trust purposes a. The Trustees shall hold and apply the sum of £1 paid by us to them and such other funds and assets as may from time to time be comprised in the Trust Property in trust for the following purposes:- i. The prevention or relief of poverty in developing countries through education other means. ii. The advancement of education in developing countries. iii. The advancement of religion through the support of Buddhist practice and activities as organised by monasteries or similar organisations, in accordance with the tenets of Buddhism, in Myanmar (Burma), the UK or elsewhere iv. The advancement of the Arts through the support of charitable Arts organisations in Scotland or elsewhere

Geography

Main operating location
City of Edinburgh
Geographical spread
UK and overseas

Finances

Period end Income Expenditure Employees
Dec. 31, 2023 £0 £10,000 2
Dec. 31, 2022 £25,000 £25,000 -
Dec. 31, 2021 £25 £1,351 -
Dec. 31, 2020 £0 £17,224 -
Dec. 31, 2019 £41,871 £47,783 -