01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC016040
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- UK and overseas
- Volunteers
- 0 volunteers
- Staff
- 458
- Postcode
- DD1 1HG
OSCR note: Previous Charity name University Of Abertay Dundee from 22-10-1975 to 06-09-2019
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
Home to approximately 4,000 students, our exciting range of undergraduate and postgraduate courses are designed to prepare students to meet the demands of the modern workplace and make their mark in a variety of industries. Many of our degrees have work placements and industry experience built in, which ensures they hit the ground running
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of education
Beneficiaries
- Children or young people
- No specific group, or for the benefit of the community
Activities
- It makes grants, donations, loans, gifts or pensions to individuals
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
The objects of the University are to provide education, to undertake and carry out research and to make suitable and adequate provision for teaching, learning, scholarship and research
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 July 2025 | £42,556,200 | £43,182,456 | 458 | 2 April 2026 |
| 31 July 2024 | £42,221,509 | £42,085,210 | 458 | 21 April 2025 |
| 31 July 2023 | £41,349,988 | £55,001,740 | 458 | 19 February 2024 |
| 31 July 2022 | £69,765,533 | £39,032,985 | 458 | 6 March 2023 |
| 31 July 2021 | £39,298,640 | £24,220,193 | 458 | 2 March 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
- Kydd Building, Bell Street, Dundee
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.abertay.ac.uk
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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