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By hiring the stunning Grand Hall and meeting rooms in our historic and centrally located venue you are directly supporting charities in the West of Scotland.

Our Meeting Rooms

Host your event here, we have a significant number of rooms to hire either individually or as a collective.

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Grant stories

Find out about the impact support from Merchants House has had on charities throughout Glasgow and beyond

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YOUR GIFT TO THE FUTURE

LEAVING A LEGACY TO THE MERCHANTS HOUSE OF GLASGOW…

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The latest from Merchants House

Latest News
December 6, 2023

Celebrating the spirit of giving: School choir entertains at Christmas Concert

The Merchants House held its annual Christmas Concert on Monday 4th December 2023. The event was very popular, with in excess of 100 people turning up on what was a…
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Annie Hendry
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September 19, 2023

Glasgow Doors Open Days Festival a great success

We were delighted to take part in the Glasgow Doors Open Days Festival again this year. We threw open our doors on Friday 15th September and welcomed around 100 visitors,…
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Annie Hendry
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September 19, 2023

Best seats in the House for the UCI Cycling World Championships

During the recent UCI Cycling World Championships, Merchants House hosted Glasgow House, a business hub and event space. With a great view of the activity in George Square we were…
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Annie Hendry
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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.