01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC027750
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- A specific local point, community or neighbourhood
- Volunteers
- 51-100 volunteers
- Staff
- 3
- Postcode
- AB34 5DZ
OSCR note: Previous legal name Mid Deeside Community Trust from 19 February 2018 to 26 August 2025. Previous name from 16/12/1997 to 19/02/2018 Mid Deeside Limited
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
The charity is a public benefit company whose aims are to encourage, assist, participate in and manage projects designed to enhance the well-being of the community of Aboyne and the surrounding area. These projects may be of a social, educational, health, cultural or economic nature.
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of education
- the advancement of citizenship or community development
- the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science
- the advancement of environmental protection or improvement
Beneficiaries
- No specific group, or for the benefit of the community
Activities
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
This Clause shall be interpreted as if it incorporated an over-riding qualification limiting the powers of the company such that any activity which would otherwise be permitted by the terms of the clause may be carried on only if that activity furthers a purpose which is regarded as charitable for the purpose of Section 505 of the Income and Corporation Taxes Act 1988 or any statutory amendment or re-enactment for the time being in force. Subject to that over-riding qualification, the objects of the Company are 'to further the education of the public in the geography, history, natural history and architecture of Aboyne and District (including the areas shown on the Location Plan being Figure 1 on the Aboyne Tourism and Economic Development Study which areas are indicative only and not exclusive) which area shall hereinafter be referred to as 'area of Benefit' and to secure the preservation, protection, development and improvement of features of historic or public interest in the area of benefit
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | £90,387 | £132,300 | 3 | 20 July 2026 |
| 31 December 2024 | £499,934 | £540,894 | 3 | 22 July 2025 |
| 31 December 2023 | £179,257 | £188,625 | 3 | 26 June 2024 |
| 31 December 2022 | £280,018 | £259,271 | 3 | 29 August 2023 |
| 31 December 2021 | £342,021 | £265,085 | 3 | 29 September 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
- c/o The Aboyne & Community Shed, Cemetery Road, Aboyne, Aberdeenshire
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.mid-deeside.org.uk
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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