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Edinburgh Voluntary Organisations’ Council (EVOC) (formerly Edinburgh Council of Social Services) has for many years administered a number of small Trusts. These are legacies from individuals who wished to donate a sum of money for the benefit of voluntary agencies and individuals in need where poverty and illness are main factors.

The Trust funds are restricted to beneficiaries in the City of Edinburgh and the Lothians.

The Trust funds are managed by a body of Trustees known as Edinburgh Voluntary Organisations’ Trust (EVOT) and appointed by the Board of EVOC.

The current Trustees are:

• Chair/Treasurer: Graeme Thom
• Secretary : Geoffrey Lord
• Trustee : Penny Richardson
• Trustee : Monica Langa
• Trustee : Sandra Blake

Former Trustees:

Maureen O’Neill and Jayne Fisher served as Trustees of EVOT for 5 years until term of office ended for both on 28 November 2002.

The funds are administered at EVOC by the Trust Administrator Janette Scappaticcio.

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With the approval of the Court of Session and the Inland Revenue, several of the smaller Trusts and funds were amalgamated on 2 February 2001 into one Trust – EVOT registered charity SC031561.

These funds are listed at Appendix A.

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The aims of EVOT, within the designated purposes in the Trust Deed and within the City of Edinburgh & Lothians, are currently from 2001 – 2005 to provide grants to:

a) Voluntary organisations registered as charitable and whose annual turnover is under £200,000

(i) to assist progress in any new local charity in its initial 3 year period by grant up to £2,000 annually to cover any main administrative and developmental need, including salaries

(ii) assist further progress in any local charity or its local project after the first three years by grant up to £2,000 annually to cover any main administrative and developmental need, or a genuine new development, excluding salaries. Grants do not exceed a period of three years.

There are certain exclusions & priorities, but examples of activities that are considered include:

Support groups for carers, older people, single parents, homeless young people and young people’s clubs, work with and by disabled people.

(iii) Disbursements to voluntary agencies during 2001/04 were:

Year	No of Grants	£
2001/02	34	46,010
2002/03	33	40,745
2003/04	27	41,720

b) In addition to this grant - aid, EVOT makes grants to individuals in need, not directly to the individual but by a specific application from the Statutory Social Work Service or from an approved voluntary organisation, where there is cause for concern and where a small grant generally up to £150 will be of real benefit to the family or
individual in need.

Disbursements were:

Year	No of Grants	£
2001/02	449	26,015
2002/03	318	23,371
2003/04	324	23,854

 

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a) In addition to this combined Edinburgh Voluntary Organisations’ Trust, the Trustees of EVOT also manage and administer:

• The Miss A E Beveridge’s Charitable Trust (Deed dated 23.4.80 SC017196)
• The William Thyne Trust (Deed dated 25.7.36)

b) The Ponton House Trust on behalf of Lindsays WS Solicitors, for young people in need, especially by disability (in the City of Edinburgh).

Disbursements were:

Year	No of Grants	£
2001/02	66	6,195
2002/03	70	5,810
2003/04	70	6,165

c) The BBC Children in Need grant for children of Families in need in the City of Edinburgh especially with illness or disability.

Year	No of Grants	£
2001/02	274	13,805
2002/03	301	16,930
2003/04	312	19,392

 

Appendix: A

Edinburgh Voluntary Organisations’ Trust

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The policies of the following Trusts were one–off grants according to need. No applications from outside Edinburgh & Lothians would be considered.

Name	Eligibility
KEY Fund (Kenneth Edward Young)	Residents & charitable organisations
Thomas Barclay Bequest	Residents & charitable organisations
New Town Dispensary	Young women (to help with maternity costs)
Edinburgh Coal Fund	To pay for coal/heating
Miss Anderson of Moredun Bequest	Residents in Gilmerton
Scougall Bequest	Daughters of merchant’s of Leith
James Richardson Trust	General charitable purposes
Christie Bequest	General charitable purposes
Quiller Bequest	Residents & charitable organisations
Buccleuch Place Trust	40/50% of money was allocated for Services to older people
Edinburgh Night Shelter Trust	Organisations providing emergency Accommodation for homeless people
Young Bequest	Residents & charitable organisations

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The current Trust Funds are: Edinburgh Voluntary Organisations’ Trust (comprising of the former funds listed above)

• Miss A E Beveridge Trust
• William Thyne Trust