OSCR Scottish charity profile

University Of Aberdeen Development Trust

ActiveCharity number SC002938
Registered1 January 1902
Main locationAberdeen
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
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
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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

5 periods
Year endIncomeExpenditureStaffReturn received
31 July 2025£64,494£74,968020 March 2026
31 July 2024£146,949£157,000029 November 2024
31 July 2023£2,733,278£54,299,382025 April 2024
31 July 2022£6,074,354£5,230,168017 March 2023
31 July 2021£7,784,343£3,667,17704 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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