Esterson Trust

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

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.

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Goldberg Family Charitable Trust

Funding

Donations made by the Trust.

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

Charitable Objectives

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.

People

Suzanne Michal Dover

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