OSCR Scottish charity profile

Anderson & Woodman Library Trust

ActiveCharity number SC000850
Registered1 January 1902
Main locationAberdeenshire
Legal formTrust (founding document is a deed of trust) (other than educational endowment)

01 Identity

Scottish charity record

Snapshot 25 August 2026
OSCR charity number
SC000850
Status
Active
Regulatory type
Standard
Designated religious body
No
Geographical spread
A specific local point, community or neighbourhood
Volunteers
0 volunteers
Staff
0
Postcode
AB16 5GB

02 Purpose and work

What the charity exists to do

The trust was set up to provide a library and reading room in Strichen. The library service in Strichen is hosted by Strichen Town House Trust on behalf of Aberdeenshire Council. Funds have not been required from the Anderson and Woodman Trust to provide this service.

Charitable purposes

  • the advancement of education
  • the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science

Beneficiaries

  • Other defined groups

Activities

  • It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations

Constitutional objectives

1. The advancement of education 2. The advancement of arts, heritage, culture, or science

03 Annual returns

Income and expenditure history

5 periods
Year endIncomeExpenditureStaffReturn received
31 March 2025£7,992£3,172015 December 2025
31 March 2024£7,535£3,202021 November 2024
31 March 2023£4,310£2,51308 January 2024
31 March 2022£2,051£1,949022 December 2022
31 March 2021£2,300£1,948013 December 2021

Figures are those reported by the charity and supplied in the OSCR bulk download. Blank facts remain distinct from zero.

04 Contact record

Principal office or trustees address

Address supplied to OSCR
Aberdeenshire Council, Woodhill House, Westburn Road, Aberdeen
Website supplied to OSCR
http://www.aberdeenshire.gov.uk/
Parent charity
Not supplied

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05 Provenance

Source for this profile

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