OSCR Scottish charity profile

Abernethy Trust Limited

Known as Abernethy Trust

ActiveCharity number SC006270
Registered24 December 1971
Main locationHighland
Legal formCompany (the charity is registered with Companies House)

01 Identity

Scottish charity record

Snapshot 25 August 2026
OSCR charity number
SC006270
Status
Active
Regulatory type
Standard
Designated religious body
No
Geographical spread
Scotland and other parts of the UK
Volunteers
1-50 volunteers
Staff
74
Postcode
PH25 3ED

02 Purpose and work

What the charity exists to do

Abernethy Trust works to see lives transformed through incredible outdoor experiences and adventure. We are a Christian charity that has three centres across Scotland and have been providing trusted school residentials, holidays, retreats, and adventures for over 50 years.

Charitable purposes

  • the advancement of education
  • the advancement of religion
  • the advancement of citizenship or community development
  • 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 promotion of religious or racial harmony

Beneficiaries

  • Children or young people

Activities

  • It carries out activities or services itself

Constitutional objectives

4.1 The advancement of the Christian Faith through outdoor recreation in a Christian environment and atmosphere, the promotion of the tenets of the Christian Faith by the promotion and application of the Christian Faith in and through outdoor education and outdoor activities of all kinds. 4.2 The advancement of education by the operation of outdoor activities centres in Scotland and elsewhere providing recreational facilities and outdoor education for participation by and for all age groups (including, without prejudice to the foregoing generality, schools, universities, youth groups, church groups, organisations and families) through a wide range of outdoor activities. 4.3 The advancement of public participation in outdoor activities and sport through the promotion of and instruction in outdoor activities of all kinds. 4.4 The provision of recreational facilities and the organisation of recreational facilities with the object of improving health and the conditions of life for persons for whom the facilities or activities are provided to include the provision of facilities for the members of the local communities in which outdoor activities centres run by the Charity are situated. 4.5 The advancement of citizenship and community development by educating and encouraging people of all ages but particularly young people to take responsibility for their own physical wellbeing and, in turn, to promote the health and physical wellbeing of others. 4.6 The promotion of religious and racial harmony and the encouragement and acceptance of diversity in society.

03 Annual returns

Income and expenditure history

5 periods
Year endIncomeExpenditureStaffReturn received
31 October 2025£2,536,582£2,593,8877423 July 2026
31 October 2024£2,149,235£2,389,8317425 June 2025
31 October 2023£2,015,750£2,055,3547416 July 2024
31 October 2022£1,916,076£1,766,8927415 August 2023
31 October 2021£1,337,816£1,290,915746 October 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
Abernethy Trust, Nethybridge, Inverness-shire
Website supplied to OSCR
www.abernethy.org.uk
Parent charity
Not supplied

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05 Provenance

Source for this profile

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