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
Support the development of the Garden. Provide horticultural education and training by sponsoring trainees and running a lecture program
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 | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | £0 | £0 | 0 | Not supplied |
| 31 December 2024 | £6,503 | £4,139 | 0 | 5 April 2025 |
| 31 December 2023 | £56,086 | £5,722 | 0 | 1 May 2024 |
| 31 December 2022 | £6,883 | £3,804 | 0 | 13 August 2023 |
| 31 December 2021 | £299,861 | £1,386 | 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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