# The Colin Weir Charitable Foundation

## Details

- **Country:** Scotland
- **Charity number:** SC049161
- **Status:** Active
- **Legal form:** Trust (founding document is a deed of trust) (other than educational endowment)
- **Registered:** March 25, 2019
- **Register:** https://www.oscr.org.uk/about-charities/search-the-register/charity-details?number=SC049161


## Contact

- **Address:** 2 Belford Road, Edinburgh, Midlothian
- **Postcode:** EH4 3BL



## Activities

**Activities:** &#x27;It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations&#x27;

**Purposes:** &#x27;the prevention or relief of poverty&#x27;,&#x27;the advancement of education&#x27;,&#x27;the advancement of religion&#x27;,&#x27;the advancement of health&#x27;,&#x27;the saving of lives&#x27;,&#x27;the advancement of citizenship or community development&#x27;,&#x27;the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science&#x27;,&#x27;the advancement of public participation in sport&#x27;,&#x27;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&#x27;,&#x27;the advancement of human rights, conflict resolution or reconciliation&#x27;,&#x27;the promotion of religious or racial harmony&#x27;,&#x27;the promotion of equality and diversity&#x27;,&#x27;the advancement of environmental protection or improvement&#x27;,&#x27;the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage&#x27;,&#x27;the advancement of animal welfare&#x27;

**What the charity does:** Charity provides grants in line with the charity purpose, outlined above

**Beneficiaries:** &#x27;No specific group, or for the benefit of the community&#x27;

**Objectives:** 4 Payment for Charitable Purposes The Trustees shall have power in their discretion at any time or times to hold any property and to pay or apply the whole or any part or parts of the income or capital of the Trust Fund for the following charitable purposes:- (a) the advancement of public participation in sport (and &#x27;sport&#x27; means sport which involves both physical skill and physical exertion). (b) 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, and only in relation to recreational facilities or activities which are:-  (i) primarily intended for persons who need them because of their age, ill health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage. or (ii) available to members of the public at large, or to male or female members of the public at large. (c) the advancement of animal welfare. (d) the advancement of health (including the prevention or relief of sickness, disease or human suffering). and (e) any other charitable purposes.





## Geography

- **Main operating location:** City of Edinburgh
- **Geographical spread:** Operations cover all or most of Scotland






