01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC007269
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- Scotland and other parts of the UK
- Volunteers
- 1-50 volunteers
- Staff
- 0
- Postcode
- AB24 3FX
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
Provide grants to parent organisation in line with charitable objectives
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of education
- the advancement of health
- the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science
Beneficiaries
- People with disabilities or health problems
- No specific group, or for the benefit of the community
Activities
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
3.1. The Objects for which the Institute is established are the advancement of education and the advancement of health for the public benefit, in particular through the provision of funding to the University of Aberdeen: a) To advance understanding of the mechanisms underlying nutrition in human beings. and b) To conduct or support research into the underlying mechanisms of nutritionally related disorders and diseases using relevant technologies and to have the outputs of this research exploited and used by the most appropriate means to improve the health and wellbeing of human beings.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 July 2025 | £413,829 | £1,794,606 | 0 | 11 March 2026 |
| 31 July 2024 | £1,809,168 | £3,377,253 | 0 | 31 January 2025 |
| 31 July 2023 | £269,989 | £376,641 | 0 | 29 May 2024 |
| 31 July 2022 | £251,000 | £343,000 | 0 | 8 December 2022 |
| 31 July 2021 | £4,310,000 | £356,000 | 0 | 28 January 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
- University of Aberdeen, University Office, King's College, Aberdeen
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.abdn.ac.uk
- Parent charity
- The University of Aberdeen · SC013683
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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