01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC017891
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- Wider, but within one local authority area
- Volunteers
- 0 volunteers
- Staff
- 0
- Postcode
- AB10 1QR
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
Provision of grants to any young journalist or journalists, under the age of thirty, born or then working in Aberdeen or the North East and North of Scotland (which area shall be deemed to extend as far south as, but no further than Stonehaven, and shall also include Orkney and the Shetland Islands), for maintenance in times of need. for the furthering of education, whether by way of travel or instruction and for the maintenance of his or her dependants in time of need. The trustees have full liberty to make distributions to any young journalist as hereinbefore defined for such other charitable purposes as they may think proper. Trust Funding Applications are promoted through Peterkins website & by word of mouth through Aberdeen Journals.
Charitable purposes
- the prevention or relief of poverty
- the advancement of education
Beneficiaries
- Other defined groups
Activities
- It makes grants, donations, loans, gifts or pensions to individuals
Constitutional objectives
(Primo) for his or her maintenance in time of need: (Secundo) for the furthering of his or her education whether by way of travel or instruction
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 September 2025 | £41 | £7,438 | 0 | 26 January 2026 |
| 30 September 2024 | £1,771 | £9,959 | 0 | 2 April 2025 |
| 30 September 2023 | £4,431 | £3,374 | 0 | 28 March 2024 |
| 30 September 2022 | £4,035 | £2,860 | 0 | 31 May 2023 |
| 30 September 2021 | £4,082 | £2,669 | 0 | 14 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
- 100 Union Street, 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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