OSCR Scottish charity profile

Fernwood Trust

ActiveCharity number SC037512
Registered29 September 2006
Main locationAberdeenshire
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
SC037512
Status
Active
Regulatory type
Standard
Designated religious body
No
Geographical spread
UK and overseas
Volunteers
1-50 volunteers
Staff
0
Postcode
AB41 7DB

02 Purpose and work

What the charity exists to do

provide help for animals in need and help and education to people interested in animals, nature and the environment

Charitable purposes

  • the advancement of education
  • the advancement of environmental protection or improvement
  • the advancement of animal welfare

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
  • It carries out activities or services itself

Constitutional objectives

To relieve the suffering of animals, wildlife and any other living thing in need of care and attention and, in particular, to provide and maintain rescue, homes or other facilities for the reception, care and treatment of such animals and to educate the public in matters pertaining to animal welfare in general and the prevention of cruelty and suffering among animals. To promote for the benefit of the public, the conservation, protection and improvement of the physical and natural environment and promoting biological diversity To advance the education of the public in the conservation, protection and improvement of the physical and natural environment

03 Annual returns

Income and expenditure history

5 periods
Year endIncomeExpenditureStaffReturn received
31 March 2025£10,710£10,688024 January 2026
31 March 2024£16,496£16,490022 January 2025
31 March 2023£14,018£14,007024 January 2024
31 March 2022£12,931£12,924023 January 2023
31 March 2021£8,912£8,89403 February 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
Dens Farm, Methlick, Ellon, Aberdeenshire
Website supplied to OSCR
Not supplied
Parent charity
Not supplied

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05 Provenance

Source for this profile

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