01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC002938
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- A specific local point, community or neighbourhood
- Volunteers
- 0 volunteers
- Staff
- 0
- Postcode
- AB24 3UG
OSCR note: This charity intends to wind up and transfer its assets and liabilities to University of Aberdeen Development Trust SCIO (SC050996)
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
In FY2022/23 the activities of the charity transferred to a new SCIO. The charity remains in place to collect gifts and donations where we either are unable to contact the donor, or for legacies made to the charity of which we are unaware. Upon receipt, gifts are transferred to the SCIO parent for distribution according to the charity purpose and donor wishes.
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of education
- the advancement of health
- the advancement of citizenship or community development
- the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science
- the advancement of public participation in sport
- the provision of recreational facilities, or the organisation of recreational activities, with the object of improving the conditions of life for the persons for whom the facilities or activities are primarily intended
- the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage
Beneficiaries
- Children or young people
Activities
- It makes grants, donations, loans, gifts or pensions to individuals
- It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations
Constitutional objectives
The advancement of education. The advancement of health. The advancement of civic responsibility or community development. The advancement of arts, heritage, culture or science. The advancement of public participation in sport. The Provision of Recreational facilities, or the organisation of recreational activities, with the object of improving the conditions of life for the persons for whom the facilities or activities are primarily intended. The relief of those in need by reason of age, ill health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 July 2025 | £64,494 | £74,968 | 0 | 20 March 2026 |
| 31 July 2024 | £146,949 | £157,000 | 0 | 29 November 2024 |
| 31 July 2023 | £2,733,278 | £54,299,382 | 0 | 25 April 2024 |
| 31 July 2022 | £6,074,354 | £5,230,168 | 0 | 17 March 2023 |
| 31 July 2021 | £7,784,343 | £3,667,177 | 0 | 4 April 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
- Powis Gate, College Bounds, Aberdeen, Aberdeen
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.abdn.ac.uk/giving
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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