01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC028450
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- A specific local point, community or neighbourhood
- Volunteers
- 0 volunteers
- Staff
- 0
- Postcode
- AB10 1QR
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
The objects of the Trust are stated to be the establishment of a coal fund for the distribution of coal in winter among poor householders whom the Trustees shall judge to be proper objects of charity residing in the town of Old Aberdeen, in Spital and Seaton or the lands betwixt Old Aberdeen, Spital, Seaton and the sea. In recent years with fewer and fewer people using coal the Trustees have distributed electricity vouchers at Christmas to people in the above categories identified by the Minister of St. Machar’s Cathedral, using the annual income of the Trust.
Charitable purposes
- any other purpose that may reasonably be regarded as analogous to any of the preceding purposes
Beneficiaries
- Older People
Activities
- It makes grants, donations, loans, gifts or pensions to individuals
Constitutional objectives
General charitable purposes
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 November 2025 | £5,283 | £6,248 | 0 | 9 April 2026 |
| 30 November 2024 | £5,550 | £5,876 | 0 | 10 March 2025 |
| 30 November 2023 | £5,429 | £5,928 | 0 | 20 March 2024 |
| 30 November 2022 | £1,851 | £3,660 | 0 | 27 April 2023 |
| 30 November 2021 | £8,750 | £4,260 | 0 | 31 January 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
- 100 Union Street, 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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