01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC038576
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- UK and overseas
- Volunteers
- 0 volunteers
- Staff
- 0
- Postcode
- EH46 7AZ
OSCR note: This SCIO was incorporated on the 16 December 2015 as a result of a Change to SCIO application by Akong Rinpoche Foundation, which was an Unincorporated Association registered as a charity since 16 August 2007.
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
To assist those in need, help with education, health needs and the preservation of the heritage of the people living across the Himalaya region. It does this by making grants to individuals and institutions.
Charitable purposes
- the prevention or relief of poverty
- the advancement of education
- the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science
- the advancement of environmental protection or improvement
- the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage
Beneficiaries
- Children or young people
- Older People
- People with disabilities or health problems
- No specific group, or for the benefit of the community
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
4.1 The relief of poverty and distress of those in necessitous circumstances by the provision of money, food, clothing and other essential support so that their conditions of life may be improved. 4.2 The advancement of education and in particular but not exclusively, the provision of educational facil ities and support for teachers and students. 4.3 The advancement of health and in particular but not exclusively, the provision of healthcare facilities and support for doctors, healthcare workers and patients. 4.4 The advancement of heritage, trad ition and culture and in particular, the support of Buddhist monasteries. 4.5 The protection and improvement of the environment.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £5 | £172 | 0 | 29 November 2025 |
| 31 March 2024 | £5 | £165 | 0 | 19 August 2024 |
| 31 March 2023 | £4 | £496 | 0 | 7 December 2023 |
| 31 March 2022 | £0 | £495 | 0 | 15 December 2022 |
| 31 March 2021 | £0 | £449 | 0 | 5 November 2021 |
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
- Granary Cottage, Macbiehill, West Linton
- Website supplied to OSCR
- Not supplied
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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