OSCR Scottish charity profile

The Upper Donside Charitable Trust

ActiveCharity number SC042390
Registered17 June 2011
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
SC042390
Status
Active
Regulatory type
Standard
Designated religious body
No
Geographical spread
A specific local point, community or neighbourhood
Volunteers
0 volunteers
Staff
1
Postcode
AB36 8XL

02 Purpose and work

What the charity exists to do

Objectives of the trust 1. To support and benefit the Upper Donside Community, being the area marked within a red line on a map held by the Trust`s secretary. This is, generally, the area served by the Strathdon Medical services. 2. The advancement of education and, in particular, to support schools within the Upper Donside Community by providing funds for books, equipment, outings and such other activities as shall be charitable in law and the Trustees shall consider relevant. 3. The advancement of citizenship and community development. 4. The organization of recreational activities with the objective of improving conditions of life for the persons for whom the facilities or activities are primarily intended. 5. The relief of those in need by reasons of age, ill health, disability, financial hardship or disadvantage. Twice a year we invite residents of the community to apply for funding for their organisation. As trustees we distribute the interest generated by the investments.

Charitable purposes

  • the advancement of education
  • the advancement of citizenship or community development
  • the provision of recreational facilities, or the organisation of recreational activities, with the object of improving the conditions of life for the persons for whom the facilities or activities are primarily intended
  • the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage

Beneficiaries

  • 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

To support and benefit the Upper Dons ide Community being the area within the boundaries marked by a red line on the copy of the Ordnance Survey Map annexed and signed as relative hereto, in such ways as are exclusively charitable in law and in particular but without prejud ice to that generality, (a) The advancement of education and in particular to support schools with in the Upper Donside Community by providing funds for books, equipment, outings and such other activities as shall be charitable in law and the Trustees shall consider relevant. (b) The advancement of citizenship and community development.(e) The organisation of recreational activities with the object of improving the conditions of life for the persons for whom the facilities or activities are primarily intended. (g) The relief of those in need by reason of age , ill health , disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage,

03 Annual returns

Income and expenditure history

5 periods
Year endTotal incomeDonationsCharitable activities incomeTrading incomeInvestment incomeOther incomeTotal expenditureRaising fundsCharitable activities spendingOther spendingStaffReturn received
31 March 2026£0£0£0£0£0£0£0£0£0£01Not supplied
31 March 2025£8,232£0£0£0£0£0£11,021£0£0£0113 December 2025
31 March 2024£6,879£0£0£0£0£0£10,376£0£0£0122 December 2024
31 March 2023£6,360£0£0£0£0£0£3,603£0£0£0116 January 2024
31 March 2022£5,704£0£0£0£0£0£2,211£0£0£0127 March 2023

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
Tonrin View, Strathdon, Strathdon, 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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