01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC026209
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- A specific local point, community or neighbourhood
- Volunteers
- 0 volunteers
- Staff
- 0
- Postcode
- BS2 0JJ
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
The charity's objects are to support medical research and in particular and without prejudice to the said generality for research into heart and cancer disorders, including leukaemia and also blindness. Where possible research shall be carried out, if possible, in the Aberdeen area.
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of health
Beneficiaries
- Other defined groups
Activities
- It makes grants, donations, loans, gifts or pensions to individuals
Constitutional objectives
For payment of my lawful debts, deathbed and funeral expenses and the expenses of administering the Trust it being my instructions that my funeral should be private and that my remains should be cremated and the ashes interred with those of my husband, the late Doctor James Alexander mearns, at Springbank Cemetery, Aberdeen, after which the lair should be finally sealed off. I direct my Trustees to use their best efforts to maintain the grave at Springbank Cemetery and should the said grave not be maintained in perpetuity by the local authority, my Trustees will set aside sufficient funds to meet the cost of regular maintenance.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Total income | Donations | Charitable activities income | Trading income | Investment income | Other income | Total expenditure | Raising funds | Charitable activities spending | Other spending | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 March 2026 | £25,724 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £75,209 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 0 | 27 August 2026 |
| 2 March 2025 | £41,784 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £73,748 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 0 | 2 December 2025 |
| 2 March 2024 | £29,895 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £13,221 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 0 | 7 October 2024 |
| 2 March 2023 | £18,937 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £65,005 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 0 | 10 November 2023 |
| 2 March 2022 | £18,019 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £13,370 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 0 | 5 December 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
- Ludlow Trust Company Ltd, First Floor , Tower Wharf, Cheese Lane, Bristol
- Website supplied to OSCR
- Not supplied
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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