01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC007311
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- Scotland and other parts of the UK
- Volunteers
- 51-100 volunteers
- Staff
- 6
- Postcode
- AB15 7XH
OSCR note: Previous name - Regimental Trust Fund of The Gordon Highlanders for The Regimental HQ Fund From 12/11/1965 to 04/05/2020
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
The principal activity of the Trust is the Museum telling and preserving the history of the Gordon Highlanders. The Museum has also made a determined effort to support the intangible cultural heritage of the North East and Scotland with its development as a very successful venue for Highland bagpipe recitals and displays on the Highland roots of the regiment. The Trust also ensures the delivery of welfare support to ex-Gordon Highlanders and their dependants, working alongside our sister charity (The Gordon Highlanders Association) to ensure that local Gordon Highlander Association groups are helped as required. The Trust also supports the 4th Battalion Royal Regiment of Scotland with important loans of silver, paintings and property so that it, as the successor unit to The Gordon Highlanders, has items appropriate to its history.
Charitable purposes
- the prevention or relief of poverty
- the advancement of education
- the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science
- the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage
- any other purpose that may reasonably be regarded as analogous to any of the preceding purposes
Beneficiaries
- Children or young people
- Older People
- People with disabilities or health problems
- Other defined groups
Activities
- It makes grants, donations, loans, gifts or pensions to individuals
- It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
The prevention and relief of poverty. The advancement of education. The advancement of, arts, heritage, culture, or science. The relief of those in need by reason of age, ill health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage. Any other purpose that may reasonably be regarded as analogous to any of the other preceding purposes.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £186,245 | £308,181 | 6 | 29 December 2025 |
| 31 March 2024 | £117,950 | £348,689 | 6 | 19 December 2024 |
| 31 March 2023 | £402,493 | £575,293 | 6 | 16 November 2023 |
| 31 March 2022 | £521,156 | £614,824 | 6 | 19 December 2022 |
| 31 March 2021 | £318,622 | £349,846 | 6 | 27 November 2021 |
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
- The Gordon Highlanders Museum, Viewfield Road, Aberdeen
- Website supplied to OSCR
- Not supplied
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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