01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC023074
- 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 1PS
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
2/3rds of the charity's income is paid to VSA (formerly Linn Moor School) and Cancer Research UK. The other 1/3rd is used to fund postgraduate research in the field of medicine. The charity funds are invested to produce an income to allow the charity trustees to achieve these goals.
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of education
- the advancement of health
- the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science
Beneficiaries
- Other charities or voluntary bodies
Activities
- It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations
Constitutional objectives
The purpose of the trust fund is to advance Post Graduate Research in the field of Medicine, Cancer Research Campaign (Scottish Branch) and the Linn Moor Home for Children, Peterculter, Aberdeen. and in so far as the intention laid down in the will of the late John Shivas.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 April 2025 | £115,641 | £81,914 | 0 | 21 October 2025 |
| 5 April 2024 | £110,065 | £83,771 | 0 | 30 October 2024 |
| 5 April 2023 | £115,856 | £251,590 | 0 | 3 October 2023 |
| 5 April 2022 | £114,146 | £69,993 | 0 | 16 December 2022 |
| 5 April 2021 | £105,591 | £83,926 | 0 | 22 November 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
- 12-16 Albyn Place, 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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