01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC004350
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- Wider, but within one local authority area
- Volunteers
- 1-50 volunteers
- Staff
- 0
- Postcode
- AB24 3UU
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
Our charity is set up to support the Cruickshank Botanical Gardens in Aberdeen and provide education on the subject of gardens and botany.. We do this through fundraising events such as plant sales, a programme of public talks and a newsletter. We sometimes provide direct funds to the managers of the garden in order to help to manage the gardens.
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of education
- the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science
- the advancement of environmental protection or improvement
Beneficiaries
- No specific group, or for the benefit of the community
Activities
- It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations
Constitutional objectives
To bring together all those interested in the well-being of the Cruickshank Botanic Garden. To further the development of the garden by all appropriate means, including fund-raising. To support the aims of the original bequest by providing a public lecture programme and other educational activities.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Total income | Donations | Charitable activities income | Trading income | Investment income | Other income | Total expenditure | Raising funds | Charitable activities spending | Other spending | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | £5,796 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £2,588 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 0 | 4 October 2026 |
| 31 December 2024 | £6,503 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £4,139 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 0 | 5 April 2025 |
| 31 December 2023 | £56,086 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £5,722 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 0 | 1 May 2024 |
| 31 December 2022 | £6,883 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £3,804 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 0 | 13 August 2023 |
| 31 December 2021 | £299,861 | £294,246 | £1,895 | £0 | £3,359 | £361 | £1,386 | £0 | £1,386 | £0 | 0 | 11 June 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
- Friends of the Cruickshank Botanic Garden, University of Aberdeen, St Machar Drive, ABERDEEN
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.fcbgaberdeen.org.uk
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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