01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC002889
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- Scotland and other parts of the UK
- Volunteers
- 1-50 volunteers
- Staff
- 0
- Postcode
- AB15 7XH
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
The charity primary aim is to support veteran Gordon Highlanders, widows and children of Gordon Highlanders who have fallen on hard times. In addition the charity supports gatherings of veteran attendance at ceremonial and commemorative events, Armed Forces Day, Remembrance Sunday, battlefield tours, and a wide range of other local events to encourage comradeship and to support the mental well-being of aging veyterans. This will include support to veterans living on their own.
Charitable purposes
- the prevention or relief of poverty
- the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage
- any other purpose that may reasonably be regarded as analogous to any of the preceding purposes
Beneficiaries
- Older People
- People with disabilities or health problems
- Other defined groups
- Other charities or voluntary bodies
Activities
- It makes grants, donations, loans, gifts or pensions to individuals
- It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
The Trust hereby established shall exist for the following purposes, and have the following objects and aims namely:- (1) To foster esprit-de-corps and to keep alive by reunions and meetings the comradeship which was always so strong among officers, warrant officers non-commissioned officers and men (all hereinafter collectively called 'members') of the Regiment which was formerly known as The Gordon Highlanders (hereinafter called 'the Regiment') (2) To assist members of The Regiment who have through no fault of their own fallen on hard times. (3) To assist the widows and children of deceased members, but excluding any widow or children of any of us. (4) To ensure that all pensioners and veterans of The Regiment are well cared for and to arrange for visits to members resident at the Royal Hospital, Chelsea. Erskine Hospital and the War Blinded Institution, Linburn: the Scottish Veterans' Residences (Whiteford House, Rosendael and the Murray Home). the Thistle Foundation (Wighton House), Edinburgh. the Flanders House in Glasgow. the Blesma House in Crieff: and the Royal Star and Garter Home in Surrey.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | £74,185 | £106,368 | 0 | 21 April 2026 |
| 31 December 2024 | £59,845 | £90,165 | 0 | 27 May 2025 |
| 31 December 2023 | £414,566 | £59,935 | 0 | 26 July 2024 |
| 31 December 2022 | £83,860 | £24,320 | 0 | 4 May 2023 |
| 31 December 2021 | £21,832 | £33,675 | 0 | 6 May 2022 |
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
- St Lukes, Viewfield Road, Aberdeen
- Website supplied to OSCR
- Not supplied
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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