01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC042597
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- UK and overseas
- Volunteers
- 0 volunteers
- Staff
- 0
- Postcode
- EH2 2LL
OSCR note: Previous name- abrdn Charitable Foundation from 25/10/2021 to 08/05/2025 Previous name - Standard Life Aberdeen Charitable Foundation from 08/07/2020 to 25/10/2021 Previous charity name - Aberdeen Standard Investments Charitable Foundation, from 03/08/2018-08/07/2020 Previous Charity name - Aberdeen Asset Management Charitable Foundation from 19 September 2011 until 02 August 2018
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
Aberdeen Group Charitable Foundation provides grant funding to charities focused on financial capability, employability and nature.
Charitable purposes
- the prevention or relief of poverty
- the advancement of education
- the advancement of health
- the saving of lives
- the advancement of citizenship or community development
- the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science
- the advancement of public participation in sport
- 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 advancement of human rights, conflict resolution or reconciliation
- the promotion of religious or racial harmony
- the promotion of equality and diversity
- 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
- the advancement of animal welfare
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
Constitutional objectives
4.1.The objects of the company are specifically restricted to the following: 4.1.1 the prevention or relief of poverty. 4.1.2 the advancement of education. 4.1.3 the advancement of health. 4.1.4 the advancement of citizenship or community development. 4.1.5 the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science. 4.1.6 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. 4.1.7 the promotion of equality and diversity. 4.1.8 the advancement of environmental protection or improvement. 4.1.9 the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage. 4.1.10 the advancement of animal welfare. 4.1.11 the advancement of public participation in sport. 4.1.12 the advancement of human rights, conflict resolution or reconciliation. 4.1.13 the promotion of religious or racial harmony. and 4.1.14 any other purpose that may reasonably be regarded as analogous to any of the preceding purposes. and in particular (but without restricting the company’s power to take other steps in pursuance of the above aims) to partner with charities and other organisations to provide financial support to projects and initiatives that deliver positive and impactful solutions to key social and environmental challenges in the regions in which it operates.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Total income | Donations | Charitable activities income | Trading income | Investment income | Other income | Total expenditure | Raising funds | Charitable activities spending | Other spending | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | £2,343,844 | £2,210,519 | £0 | £0 | £133,325 | £0 | £4,956,409 | £0 | £4,956,409 | £0 | 0 | 29 September 2026 |
| 31 December 2024 | £2,279,627 | £2,125,905 | £0 | £0 | £153,722 | £0 | £1,932,393 | £0 | £1,924,611 | £7,782 | 0 | 24 September 2025 |
| 31 December 2023 | £2,177,092 | £2,049,033 | £0 | £0 | £128,059 | £0 | £1,794,977 | £0 | £1,766,829 | £28,148 | 0 | 24 September 2024 |
| 31 December 2022 | £2,026,498 | £2,012,176 | £0 | £0 | £14,322 | £0 | £1,458,072 | £0 | £1,407,016 | £51,056 | 0 | 28 September 2023 |
| 31 December 2021 | £2,217,755 | £2,217,755 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £1,315,107 | £0 | £1,315,107 | £0 | 0 | 3 October 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
- 1 George Street, Edinburgh
- Website supplied to OSCR
- https://www.standardlifeaberdeen.com/en/corporate-sustainability/charitable-giving
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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