OSCR Scottish charity profile

Skene Trust

ActiveCharity number SC028573
Registered18 January 1999
Main locationAberdeen
Legal formTrust (founding document is a deed of trust) (other than educational endowment)

01 Identity

Scottish charity record

Snapshot 25 August 2026
OSCR charity number
SC028573
Status
Active
Regulatory type
Standard
Designated religious body
No
Geographical spread
UK and overseas
Volunteers
0 volunteers
Staff
0
Postcode
AB10 1HA

02 Purpose and work

What the charity exists to do

The principal objectives and activities of the Trust are to give financial support to organisations, activities, churches, missionary organisations and individuals carrying out Christian religious work.

Charitable purposes

  • the prevention or relief of poverty
  • the advancement of education
  • the advancement of religion

Beneficiaries

  • No specific group, or for the benefit of the community
  • Other charities or voluntary bodies

Activities

  • It makes grants, donations, loans, gifts or pensions to individuals
  • It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations

Constitutional objectives

(a) To or for the financial support of such Christian religious organisations, activities, churches or missionary organisations or individuals carrying out Christian religious work at such places or such times and in such ways as the Trustees in theirlcontrolled discretion may from time to time by minute resolve upon (b) To or for the benefit of such one or more charitable institution or charitable institutions as the Trustees in their uncontrolled discretion may Select (c) In implementing or assisting to implement any charitable purpose or charitable purposes which the Trustees in their uncontrolled discretion may from time to time by minute resolve upon

03 Annual returns

Income and expenditure history

5 periods
Year endIncomeExpenditureStaffReturn received
5 April 2025£126,711£205,74705 January 2026
5 April 2024£109,590£107,741024 December 2024
5 April 2023£63,496£224,45504 January 2024
5 April 2022£554,731£176,14404 January 2023
5 April 2021£2,506,691£146,17505 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
c/o Ledingham Chalmers, 52-54 Rose 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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