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Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 5
Support Score: 0
  • No PartB
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Mainly male board: -1
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: 5 ?

THE PALMERSTON TRUST 

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • The Board is predominantly male
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Financial Data
Income & Spending ?
Period ending 30/06/18 30/06/19 30/06/20 30/06/21 30/06/22 30/06/23
Total income £203,404 £187,810 £156,483 £168,231 £196,833 £213,062
Total spending £154,018 £171,288 £161,157 £165,081 £250,111 £188,062
Surplus/deficit £49,386 £16,522 -£4,674 £3,150 -£53,278 £25,000
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Established: 13 years
Scottish Charity RegulatorCompanies House
Listed activities
  • It carries out activities or services itself
GiG Classification
  • Other congregations
Purposes
  • The advancement of religion
Where it operates
  • City of Edinburgh
Who it helps
  • No specific group, or for the benefit of the community

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Directors (5)
Current Directors appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Directors: 34-78
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in Scotland on 04/08/2011, number: SC042492
  • Registered at Companies House on 27/06/2011, number: SC402435
Filing Record
4 returns made; all on time
Main office

25 Palmerston Place, Edinburgh, EH12 5AP

Objectives

The objects for which the Trust is established are the advancement of religion and the arts by (a) promoting the investigation, study and practice of the religion, science and philosophy of Spiritualism based on the seven principles of Spiritualism. (b) providing a place for Spiritualist worship and community activities. (c) providing a chaplaincy service to administer to the spiritual needs of patrons and members of the public, and (d) providing a facility for the practice of spiritual healing, complimentary therapies and the creative arts to benefit the physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual welfare of society

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