--- title: "The Marigold Whittome Memorial Trust — charity SC044257 | CharityCompare" description: "The Marigold Whittome Memorial Trust (charity SC044257): income £32,714 (2025). Registration, activities, accounts and official sources." source: https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/the-marigold-whittome-memorial-trust retrieved: 2026-10-09T14:52:47.632Z date_note: "Retrieval time is not the filing, register-extract or editorial-review date; cite those dates from the content." license: "Charity data © Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0" --- Registered charity · No. SC044257Trust (founding document is a deed of trust) (other than educational endowment) MW # The Marigold Whittome Memorial Trust Independent profile · Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator (OSCR) data The Marigold Whittome Memorial Trust is a registered charity in Scotland. Its register classifications include the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science. Register extract 2026-10-04 · Not yet rated [Check official registration](https://www.oscr.org.uk/about-charities/search-the-register/charity-details?number=SC044257) Work at The Marigold Whittome Memorial Trust? [Claim this profile free](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/claim?charity=the-marigold-whittome-memorial-trust&type=claim&name=The%20Marigold%20Whittome%20Memorial%20Trust) to add your own description, logo and links. At a glance · official register ## What are the key facts about The Marigold Whittome Memorial Trust? Reported income · year ending 2025-09-30 £32,714 Reported spending · year ending 2025-09-30 £78,852 Registered charity number SC044257 Status in source extract Registered Charity type Trust (founding document is a deed of trust) (other than educational endowment) Register contact address detail (not service area) City of Edinburgh Quick answer The Marigold Whittome Memorial Trust (number SC044257) is listed as registered in the OSCR snapshot used here. Check the live register for its current position. Registration does not authenticate a particular fundraising appeal or establish the impact of a donation. ## What does The Marigold Whittome Memorial Trust do? The Trustees do not engage directly in charitable activities or projects. The main activity is grant-making. By support of other charities the Trustees aim is to provide public benefit by ensuring that the front line charitable activities of those organisations can be sustained. The Trustees make distributions of income to other registered charities (whether in Scotland or elsewhere in the UK) which come to their attention but may also make direct financial support available to talented individuals who are musicians or students involved in the arts and culture, particularly music. The Trustee… Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04. From the annual return ## Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for The Marigold Whittome Memorial Trust Answers The Marigold Whittome Memorial Trust gave in its annual return to the OSCR for the year ending 30 September 2025, plus its register entry. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”. ### Registration details Registered as a charity 11 September 2013 Where it says it operates City of Edinburgh ## What causes is The Marigold Whittome Memorial Trust registered for? the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science ## Why is there no Clarity Score for The Marigold Whittome Memorial Trust yet? Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score The Marigold Whittome Memorial Trust. An unrated profile is a gap in our assessment, not a negative judgement about the charity. The register facts and available annual-return disclosures above remain useful. Payment never influences a rating. 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Search SC044257 on the Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator (OSCR) register or on CharityCompare. Confirm the registered name matches the organisation asking for money — scammers sometimes reuse real charity numbers. What does The Marigold Whittome Memorial Trust do? The Trustees do not engage directly in charitable activities or projects. The main activity is grant-making. By support of other charities the Trustees aim is to provide public benefit by ensuring that the front line charitable activities of those organisations can be sustained. The Trustees make distributions of income to other registered charities (whether in Scotland or elsewhere in the UK) which come to their attention but may also make direct financial support available to talented individuals who are musicians or students involved in the arts and culture, particularly music. The Trustee… Does The Marigold Whittome Memorial Trust have reviews and complaints? CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for The Marigold Whittome Memorial Trust. This basic profile confirms registration and register facts. Rated charities also show a filing-based Clarity Score. For formal complaints, contact the Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator (OSCR) or the Fundraising Regulator as appropriate. How can I donate to The Marigold Whittome Memorial Trust? The Marigold Whittome Memorial Trust does not list a website in its register entry. Its official OSCR entry lists its contact details — CharityCompare never processes donations. When was The Marigold Whittome Memorial Trust registered as a charity? The Marigold Whittome Memorial Trust was entered on the register on 11 September 2013. Source: Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator (OSCR) register extract dated 2026-10-04, used under the [Open Government Licence v3.0](https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/). Always verify current details on the [official register entry](https://www.oscr.org.uk/about-charities/search-the-register/charity-details?number=SC044257).