01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC008000
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- More than one local authority area in Scotland
- Volunteers
- 0 volunteers
- Staff
- 0
- Postcode
- AB31 5SR
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
As 1a) above
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of education
- the advancement of health
- the advancement of public participation in sport
- the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage
Beneficiaries
- Children or young people
Activities
- It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations
Constitutional objectives
(i) The encouragement of educational projects (and especially those directed to the needs of handicapped children or to venture training such as sail training and Outward Bound Courses) within the said area and particularly within Scotland which are for the benefit of the Community. (ii) The foundation, endowment and equipment of schools, colleges and other centres of learning, libraries, sports and welfare centres within the said area and particularly within Scotland which are for the benefit of the Community. (iii) The encouragement of the study and practice of any useful branch of human knowledge (including research and particularly medical research) by the provision of buildings equipment or otherwise within the said area and particularly within Scotland, which are for the benefit of the Community. (iv) The establishment of education scholarships of any kind at any University, College or place of higher learning or any school within the said area, and particularly within Scotland. (v) The relief of poverty and need within the said area and for the benefit of the Community generally or individual members of the Community. (vi) The encouragement of the arts generally and the promotion directly or indirectly of performances of orchestral, operatic, choral, dramatic and other similar works as are conducive to the advancment of the education of the community. (vii) The provision of financial assistance in any form to any body, corporate or unincorporated, any group, organisation or association established for charitable purposes only and concerned in whatever manner with the conservtion and restoration of the heritage of Scotland and in particular, without prejudice to the foregoing generality, the National Trust for Scotland for places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 April 2025 | £309,933 | £158,364 | 0 | 2 December 2025 |
| 5 April 2024 | £121,009 | £152,103 | 0 | 26 September 2024 |
| 5 April 2023 | £169,474 | £603,635 | 0 | 9 October 2023 |
| 5 April 2022 | £169,601 | £113,466 | 0 | 8 November 2022 |
| 5 April 2021 | £652,615 | £232,142 | 0 | 11 October 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
- Grant Considine Chartered Accountants, 46 High Street, Banchory, Aberdeenshire
- Website supplied to OSCR
- Not supplied
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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