01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC025332
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- More than one local authority area in Scotland
- Volunteers
- 101-250 volunteers
- Staff
- 14
- Postcode
- AB15 4YE
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
We are a charity, dedicated to supporting people in the north of Scotland who are affected by cancer or a blood disorder.Friends of ANCHOR’s support is freely available to everyone, every day, and also extends to patient families and clinical staff. Our daily presence in Aberdeen’s ANCHOR Unit, and our connection to patients and hospitals across the region, mean we’re in the unique position to go above and beyond core clinical care with person-centred, practical support. Working hand-in-glove with the NHS, we take care of those ‘big little things’ — whether it’s a listening ear, a home comfort or a smiling face — and our staff and volunteers are there when they’re most needed. Our commitment to funding cutting edge equipment and research, alongside this wellbeing offering, keeps the developing needs of patient care at the forefront of what we do. People will always be at the heart of Friends of ANCHOR, and our work is only possible thanks to our dedicated supporters.
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of health
Beneficiaries
- People with disabilities or health problems
Activities
- It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations
Constitutional objectives
To relieve distress by the provision of improved capacity, facility and resources to identify the extent and nature of, and offer treatment methods at the forefront of modern technology for diseases suffered by those citizens served by Aberdeen Royal Hospitals NHS Trust. To advance education and research by the creation of areas of expertise and repute and to facilitate and promote research in the management of benign haematology and malignant disease. To facilitate and promote undergraduate and post graduate teaching in The Anchor Unit. To facilitate and promote an increase and improvement in the service provided in the fields of Haematology, Oncology and Radiotherapy to the patients of Aberdeen Royal Hospitals NHS Trust. Any other purpose which would enhance and develop the work of The Anchor Unit as may be approved by the Trustees.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £2,968,181 | £2,162,478 | 14 | 23 December 2025 |
| 31 March 2024 | £2,356,177 | £1,985,539 | 14 | 18 November 2024 |
| 31 March 2023 | £1,935,952 | £1,866,823 | 14 | 13 November 2023 |
| 31 March 2022 | £1,134,273 | £761,043 | 14 | 21 December 2022 |
| 31 March 2021 | £1,089,425 | £883,205 | 14 | 15 December 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
- Friends of ANCHOR, 70 Queens Road, Aberdeen
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.friendsofanchor.org
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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