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YOUR GIFT TO THE FUTURE

LEAVING A LEGACY TO THE MERCHANTS HOUSE OF GLASGOW…

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July 15, 2025

Tony McElroy: Three things I’ve learned since becoming Lord Dean of Guild

Just over a month has passed since I had the great privilege of becoming the 230th Lord Dean of Guild. And before you ask one of the two most common…
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July 1, 2025

Lord Dean represents Merchants House at Armed Forces Day

The Lord Dean of Guild, Tony McElroy, was proud to represent the Merchants House at this year’s Glasgow Armed Forces Day, held on Saturday 28th June. This annual event provides…
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June 17, 2025

Kirking of the Merchants House

On Sunday, 1st June 2025, we were warmly welcomed at Glasgow Cathedral for the Kirking of the Merchants House.  It was a well-attended occasion, with members, Directors, family, and friends…
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Our Impact

£2.8M

Awarded in Grant support

£150K

Awarded to tackle Rough Sleeping in Glasgow

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Charities have received support in the last 5 years

The Merchants House of Glasgow was already a long established Institution, when in 1605 it first received a written Constitution. This was the Letter of Guildry which still forms the basic constitution of the Merchants House, as of the Trades House of Glasgow and the former Dean of Guild Court in Glasgow, prior to the latter’s abolition by the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973.

Under this Constitution, subject to such alterations as were made by regulations passed from time to time, the House continued to be governed until the passing of the Burgh Reform Act in 1833. Subsequently, resolutions have been passed with a view to confirming its Regulations to the circumstances of the day.