01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC020054
- 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
- PH3 1GS
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
To offer financial assistance to residents of the Highlands & Islands who wish to pursue a career in aviation. We offer bursaries and similar contributions to those who apply and meet our purpose.
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of education
- the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science
Beneficiaries
- Children or young people
- Older People
- Other defined groups
Activities
- It makes grants, donations, loans, gifts or pensions to individuals
Constitutional objectives
The object of the Trust shall be to further the knowledge in Aviation past, present and future through a scholarship bursary or similar for the benefit of people living in or visiting the Highlands and Islands area of Scotland as detailed on the attached map, by all possble means, an in memory of Captain Ernest Edmund Fresson, O.B.E founder of Highland Airways.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 June 2025 | £114,278 | £107,881 | 0 | 15 November 2025 |
| 30 June 2024 | £9,504 | £7,872 | 0 | 14 February 2025 |
| 31 July 2023 | £12,242 | £13,774 | 0 | 11 March 2024 |
| 31 July 2022 | £2,408 | £4,327 | 0 | 12 April 2023 |
| 31 July 2021 | £112,392 | £108,690 | 0 | 18 April 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
- 3 , Alder Place, Auchterarder, Perthshire
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.fressontrust.org.uk
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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