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Edinburgh Merchant Company Enterprise Fund Limited

Country
Scotland
Charity number
SC047319
Status
Active
Reporting
Up to date Last filed March 25, 2026. Filing history
Registered
April 11, 2017
Legal form
Company (the charity is registered with Companies House)

Address

Address
The Merchants Hall
22 Hanover Street
Edinburgh
EH2 2EP

Activities

'It makes grants, donations, loans, gifts or pensions to individuals'

'the prevention or relief of poverty','the advancement of education','the advancement of citizenship or community development'

to prevent or relieve poverty by assisting individuals with securing or providing employment, training and work experience opportunities. to advance education by creating education opportunities in the areas of entrepreneurship, vocational training and business enterprise. and to advance citizenship and community development by encouraging urban and rural regeneration in areas affected by poverty and low employment.

Beneficiaries: 'Children or young people'

Objectives: 2.1 The purposes for which the Company is established shall be wholly and exclusively charitable. 2.2 The Company's objects are restricted to those set out in this article 2.2 (subject to article 2.3) and, in particular, the Company's objects are for the benefit of the public in Scotland:- 2.2.1 to prevent or relieve poverty by assisting individuals with securing or providing employment, training and work experience opportunities. 2.2.2 to advance education by creating educational opportunities in the areas of entrepreneurship, vocational training and business enterprise. and 2.2.3 to advance citizenship and community development by encouraging urban and rural regeneration in areas affected by poverty and low employment. 2.3 The Company may (subject to first obtaining the consent of OSCR) add to, remove or alter the Objects. on any occasion when it does so, it must give notice to the Registrar of Companies.

Geography

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

Finances

Period end Filed Income Expenditure
July 31, 2025 March 25, 2026On time £17,993 £11,147
July 31, 2024 April 23, 2025On time £17,932 £14,464
July 31, 2023 Feb. 13, 2024On time £29,683 £16,659
July 31, 2022 April 26, 2023On time £22,371 £6,654
July 31, 2021 March 22, 2022On time £13,293 £3,468

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