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[[Esterson Trust]] is a Scottish registered charity from 23 October 1985. It was set up on the initiative of [[Amy Rachel Grace Esterson]] (born 1891 in Newington, Edinburgh).

'''Correspondance address''': Penthouse 1, Sandringham Court, Duart Drive, Newton Mearns, Glasgow, Scotland, G77 5DT

'''Registered charity number''': SC002824<ref>[https://www.oscr.org.uk/about-charities/search-the-register/charity-details?number=SC002824 SC002824]</ref>

==Affiliations==
The Trust is a director of [[The Glasgow Property Partnership LLP]] (Company number SO300150). Among directors of that firm are members of the Goldberg, Dover, Ognall, Mandel and Jacobs families.

*https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/officers/GWLiFe0B__y0XsSkcuylh6JLLGY/appointments
[[Goldberg Family Charitable Trust]]

==Funding==
Donations made by the Trust.
{| class="wikitable"
! Recipient !! 2023 !! 2024 !! Total
|-
| [[Beit Halochem UK]] || 1,000 || 1,000 || 2,000
|-
| [[British Friends of Hebrew Univeristy]] || 1,000 || 1,000 || 2,000
|-
| [[Community Security Trust]] || || 1,000 || 1000
|-
| [[Cosgrove Care]] || 3,500 || 1,000 || 4,500
|-
| [[John and Suzanne Dover Charitable Trust]] || 7,000 || || 7,000
|-
| [[Garnethill Synagogue Preservation Trust]] || 8,000 || 2,500 || 10,500
|-
| Genetic research project expenditure || 17,123 || || 17,123
|-
| [[Magen David Adom UK]] || || 5,000 || 5,000
|-
| [[Scottish Jewish Heritage Centre]] || || 7,500 || 7,500
|-
| [[The Gathering the Voices Association]] || 2,710 || || 2,710
|-
| [[The RCS Trust]] || || 1,000 || 1,000
|-
| [[UK Friends of AWIS]] || 1,000 || || 1,000
|-
| [[Western WIZO]] || 1,000 || 1,000 || 2,000
|-
| Miscellaneous || 1,500 || 1,250 || 2,750
|-
| Total || 43,833 || 22,250 || 66,083
|-
| Charity funds || 235,265 || 235,265 ||
|}

== Charity Objective ==
The Trust Estate... shall be held by the Trustees in trust always for the following charitable purposes, namely:- ... 2. For the charitable purpose of applying any part or parts or the whole of the Trust Estate or the income thereof in making payments to such Charitable Funds of an educational, medical or geriatric character as the Trustees may deem appropriate preference always being given by the Trustees to such funds as are of Jewish origin and for persons and children of such faith and to such Funds as the late Miss [[Amy Rachel Grace Esterson]], who resided at One hundred and forty Hyndland Road, Glasgow, was associated with personally as a subscriber or otherwise, including but not limited to such Funds as the Trustees acting under the Deed of Trust granted by the said Miss Amy Grace Rachel Esterson dated the Twenty eighth day of March and registered in the Books of Council and Session on the Twenty sixth day of August both months in the year Nineteen hundred and sixty six may identify by writing under their hands as having been the object of such association as aforesaid.

== Details of charity's operations ==

*'''Charity Status''': Active
*'''Last Updated''': 05 Apr 2025
*'''Constitutional Form''': Trust (founding document is a deed of trust) (other than educational endowment)
*'''Constitutional Form Date''': 23 Oct 1985
*'''Geographical Spread''': UK and overseas
*'''Main Operating Location''': East Renfrewshire
*'''Purposes''': "the prevention or relief of poverty","the advancement of education","the advancement of religion","the advancement of health","the advancement of citizenship or community development","the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science","the advancement of public participation in sport","the advancement of human rights, conflict resolution or reconciliation","the advancement of environmental protection or improvement","the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage","the advancement of animal welfare","any other purpose that may reasonably be regarded as analogous to any of the preceding purposes"
*'''Beneficiaries''': "Children or young people","Older People","People with disabilities or health problems","People with a particular ethnic or racial origin","No specific group, or for the benefit of the community"
*'''Types of activity undertaken''': "It makes grants, donations, loans, gifts or pensions to individuals","It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations"

== Income & Expenditure ==
[[File:Esterson Trust.jpg]]

==Notes==

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 | name            = Esterson Trust
 | type            = Charitable trust (founding document is a deed of trust)
-| founded         = Deed of trust registered 31 October 1985;<ref name="Est2026">The Esterson Trust, [https://oscr-docs.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/esterson-signed-2026-accounts-0147GKMYNK6LP6BA2AV5F2IUQYZQFUPSBD.pdf Unaudited Financial Statements for the year ended 5 April 2026], Armstrong Watson LLP, via ''Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator'', accessed 20 October 2026.</ref> on the register from 23 October 1985<ref name="OSCR">Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator, [https://www.oscr.org.uk/about-charities/search-the-register/charity-details?number=SC002824 Esterson Trust, SC002824] ''Scottish Charity Register'', accessed 20 October 2026.</ref>
+| founded         = {{Start date|1985|10|31}}
 | founder         = [[Amy Rachel Grace Esterson]] (deed of 1966)
-| registration    = [[Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator]]
+| registration    = Scotland (OSCR)
-| registration_id = SC002824
+| registration_id = SC002824 ([[Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator]])
 | headquarters    = 24 Larchfield Avenue, Newton Mearns, Glasgow, G77 5PW (trustee address, OSCR)<ref name="OSCR" />
 | area_served     = East Renfrewshire
 | services        = Grants to organisations and individuals
 | status          = Active
 }}
 [[Esterson Trust]] is a Scottish registered charity from 23 October 1985. It was set up on the initiative of [[Amy Rachel Grace Esterson]] (born 1891 in Newington, Edinburgh). <!-- check: no source given for the 1891 birth in Newington -->
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 ==Registration and finances==
 The [[Esterson Trust]] is registered with the [[Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator]] as charity SC002824. The address on the register is 24 Larchfield Avenue, Newton Mearns, Glasgow, G77 5PW, recorded as a "Trustee - Charity Trustee" address.<ref name="OSCR" />

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 == Charitable Objectives ==
-The deed setting up the trust reads as follows:
+The deed setting up the trust in 1966 reads as follows:
 :The Trust Estate... shall be held by the Trustees in trust always for the following charitable purposes, namely:- ... 2. For the charitable purpose of applying any part or parts or the whole of the Trust Estate or the income thereof in making payments to such Charitable Funds of an educational, medical or geriatric character as the Trustees may deem appropriate preference always being given by the Trustees to such funds as are of Jewish origin and for persons and children of such faith and to such Funds as the late Miss [[Amy Rachel Grace Esterson]], who resided at One hundred and forty Hyndland Road, Glasgow, was associated with personally as a subscriber or otherwise, including but not limited to such Funds as the Trustees acting under the Deed of Trust granted by the said Miss Amy Grace Rachel Esterson dated the Twenty eighth day of March and registered in the Books of Council and Session on the Twenty sixth day of August both months in the year Nineteen hundred and sixty six may identify by writing under their hands as having been the object of such association as aforesaid.

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 == Charitable Objectives ==
-The Trust Estate... shall be held by the Trustees in trust always for the following charitable purposes, namely:- ... 2. For the charitable purpose of applying any part or parts or the whole of the Trust Estate or the income thereof in making payments to such Charitable Funds of an educational, medical or geriatric character as the Trustees may deem appropriate preference always being given by the Trustees to such funds as are of Jewish origin and for persons and children of such faith and to such Funds as the late Miss [[Amy Rachel Grace Esterson]], who resided at One hundred and forty Hyndland Road, Glasgow, was associated with personally as a subscriber or otherwise, including but not limited to such Funds as the Trustees acting under the Deed of Trust granted by the said Miss Amy Grace Rachel Esterson dated the Twenty eighth day of March and registered in the Books of Council and Session on the Twenty sixth day of August both months in the year Nineteen hundred and sixty six may identify by writing under their hands as having been the object of such association as aforesaid.
+The deed setting up the trust reads as follows:
 == Details of charity's operations ==

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−	== ~~Charity Objective~~ ==	+	== Charitable Objectives ==
	The Trust Estate... shall be held by the Trustees in trust always for the following charitable purposes, namely:- ... 2. For the charitable purpose of applying any part or parts or the whole of the Trust Estate or the income thereof in making payments to such Charitable Funds of an educational, medical or geriatric character as the Trustees may deem appropriate preference always being given by the Trustees to such funds as are of Jewish origin and for persons and children of such faith and to such Funds as the late Miss [[Amy Rachel Grace Esterson]], who resided at One hundred and forty Hyndland Road, Glasgow, was associated with personally as a subscriber or otherwise, including but not limited to such Funds as the Trustees acting under the Deed of Trust granted by the said Miss Amy Grace Rachel Esterson dated the Twenty eighth day of March and registered in the Books of Council and Session on the Twenty sixth day of August both months in the year Nineteen hundred and sixty six may identify by writing under their hands as having been the object of such association as aforesaid.		The Trust Estate... shall be held by the Trustees in trust always for the following charitable purposes, namely:- ... 2. For the charitable purpose of applying any part or parts or the whole of the Trust Estate or the income thereof in making payments to such Charitable Funds of an educational, medical or geriatric character as the Trustees may deem appropriate preference always being given by the Trustees to such funds as are of Jewish origin and for persons and children of such faith and to such Funds as the late Miss [[Amy Rachel Grace Esterson]], who resided at One hundred and forty Hyndland Road, Glasgow, was associated with personally as a subscriber or otherwise, including but not limited to such Funds as the Trustees acting under the Deed of Trust granted by the said Miss Amy Grace Rachel Esterson dated the Twenty eighth day of March and registered in the Books of Council and Session on the Twenty sixth day of August both months in the year Nineteen hundred and sixty six may identify by writing under their hands as having been the object of such association as aforesaid.

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 :The Trust Estate... shall be held by the Trustees in trust always for the following charitable purposes, namely:- ... 2. For the charitable purpose of applying any part or parts or the whole of the Trust Estate or the income thereof in making payments to such Charitable Funds of an educational, medical or geriatric character as the Trustees may deem appropriate preference always being given by the Trustees to such funds as are of Jewish origin and for persons and children of such faith and to such Funds as the late Miss [[Amy Rachel Grace Esterson]], who resided at One hundred and forty Hyndland Road, Glasgow, was associated with personally as a subscriber or otherwise, including but not limited to such Funds as the Trustees acting under the Deed of Trust granted by the said Miss Amy Grace Rachel Esterson dated the Twenty eighth day of March and registered in the Books of Council and Session on the Twenty sixth day of August both months in the year Nineteen hundred and sixty six may identify by writing under their hands as having been the object of such association as aforesaid.
 == Details of charity's operations ==
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 *'''Beneficiaries''': "Children or young people","Older People","People with disabilities or health problems","People with a particular ethnic or racial origin","No specific group, or for the benefit of the community"
 *'''Types of activity undertaken''': "It makes grants, donations, loans, gifts or pensions to individuals","It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations"
 == Income & Expenditure ==

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 == Income & Expenditure ==
-[[File:Esterson Trust.jpg]]
+[[File:Esterson Trust.jpg|thumbright|500px|Esterson Trust financial details from the website of the [[OSCR]], 2025.]]
 ==Notes==