01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC015600
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- Operations cover all or most of Scotland
- Volunteers
- 0 volunteers
- Staff
- 3
- Postcode
- KY12 8AW
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
The charity is set up to support access to higher education and improvement of the universities in Scotland through the provision of grants for individuals from low-income backgrounds to access study opportunities and through strategic projects and partnerships which promote equality of opportunity and outcome in higher education.
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of education
Beneficiaries
- Other defined groups
Activities
- It makes grants, donations, loans, gifts or pensions to individuals
- It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations
Constitutional objectives
the improvement and expansion of the Universities of Scotland, including extension of the opportunities for study and research therein. and the provision of support for those deserving and qualified students attending these universities for whom the payment of fees might act as a barrier and, as appropriate, where there is demonstrable need for additional support
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2026 | £0 | £0 | 3 | Not supplied |
| 30 September 2024 | £2,949,041 | £2,640,074 | 3 | 9 April 2025 |
| 30 September 2023 | £2,595,488 | £2,369,319 | 3 | 5 March 2024 |
| 30 September 2022 | £2,888,252 | £2,357,348 | 3 | 18 April 2023 |
| 30 September 2021 | £3,306,311 | £2,494,083 | 3 | 23 February 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
- Andrew Carnegie House, Pittencrieff Street, Dunfermline, Fife
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.carnegie-trust.org
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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