PLEASANCE TRUST

The Pleasance Trust was established as a charitable trust by trust deed in 1913 to provide a wide range of social and sporting facilities, including youth clubs, for the Pleasance district of Edinburgh. It provided these facilities in a range of buildings which the Trust owned or constructed. After the Second World War, the Pleasance district was redeveloped and social needs changed. In 1977 the premises of the Trust in the Pleasance were sold to Edinburgh University. The sum obtained became the capital of a fund which the Pleasance Trust drew upon to continue its work. Over the next decade the direct provision of services reduced and came to an end. The Trust then became a grant giving body, supporting voluntary organisations providing services for young people in particular. The Trust is managed by a Board of Trustees who meet quarterly.

Also known as: The Pleasance Trust

Primary location: Edinburgh United Kingdom