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The Astronomical Society of Edinburgh |
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The Astronomical Society of Edinburgh |
A former Vice-President of the Society, Mr John Henry Lorimer RSA left a substantial bequest to the Society when he died in 1936. This bequest has been assigned to "The Astronomical Society of Edinburgh Trustees" and is managed by them under conditions set forth in a Deed of Trust granted in favour of Rev Dr James Patrick DD BSc and others, dated 10th December 1937.
The following are the trustees in terms of that deed:
Mr Raymond Fenoulhet (Secretary and Treasurer)
Dr John Rostron
Dr David Gavine FRAS
Dr John Hunter
All of the above trustees are members of the Society.
In April, the Trustees requested a meeting with the Council of the Society, to discuss the future role of the Trust.
The affairs of the Trust had been in a disorganised state for some time, due to the illness and subsequent death of the Trust Treasurer, David Todd. The Council of the Society became concerned that the Trust was not meeting the legal requirements as laid down by Charity Law, by failing to hold regular meetings, and not producing annual, independently examined accounts. Since the death of David Todd, Ray Fenoulhet has begun looking after the Trust Fund and has brought all the accounts up to date. The meeting agreed that the Trust should continue to operate but stressed the importance of keeping within the relevant laws and regulations regarding Charities.