The Royal Company of Merchants of the City of Edinburgh Charitable Trust
The Royal Company of Merchants of the City of Edinburgh Charitable Trust is a registered charity in Scotland working in the prevention or relief of poverty, the advancement of education, the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage, based in City of Edinburgh.
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Key facts
- Registered charity number
- SC051300
- Status
- Registered (active)
- Charity type
- Trust (founding document is a deed of trust) (other than educational endowment)
- Location
- City of Edinburgh
- Latest income (year ending 2025-07-31)
- £4,091,736
- Website
- mcoe.org.uk
What the charity does
· To encourage and provide assistance to any project, schemes or undertakings, which the Trustees will consider to be of benefit to the public or sectors of the community in the Edinburgh area. · To promote and encourage the advancement of education of children and young persons up to the age of 30 by the provision of facilities, projects, schemes, courses of instruction and training and other arrangements. · To provide assistance of an educational, social, welfare or any kind to any such children or young persons whom the Trustees consider to be disadvantaged by reason of ill health, financi…
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The Clarity Score is computed from full financial filing history. The Royal Company of Merchants of the City of Edinburgh Charitable Trust is on the official register but outside the detailed-filing group we currently score (or awaiting its first filings), so we show its official register record instead of a rating. Its score appears automatically once enough filing data exists — never by payment. How scoring works
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Frequently asked questions
- Is The Royal Company of Merchants of the City of Edinburgh Charitable Trust a legitimate charity?
- Yes. The Royal Company of Merchants of the City of Edinburgh Charitable Trust is a registered charity (number SC051300) regulated by the Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator (OSCR). You can verify it on the official register.
- What does The Royal Company of Merchants of the City of Edinburgh Charitable Trust do?
- · To encourage and provide assistance to any project, schemes or undertakings, which the Trustees will consider to be of benefit to the public or sectors of the community in the Edinburgh area. · To promote and encourage the advancement of education of children and young persons up to the age of 30 by the provision of facilities, projects, schemes, courses of instruction and training and other arrangements. · To provide assistance of an educational, social, welfare or any kind to any such children or young persons whom the Trustees consider to be disadvantaged by reason of ill health, financi…
- How can I donate to The Royal Company of Merchants of the City of Edinburgh Charitable Trust?
- The Royal Company of Merchants of the City of Edinburgh Charitable Trust's website is http://mcoe.org.uk — donate there directly so the charity receives the full amount. CharityCompare never takes a commission on donations.
Source: Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator (OSCR) register extract dated 2026-07-18, used under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Always verify current details on the official register entry.