OSCR Scottish charity profile

The Lunar Foundation

ActiveCharity number SC043270
Registered5 July 2012
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
SC043270
Status
Active
Regulatory type
Standard
Designated religious body
No
Geographical spread
UK and overseas
Volunteers
0 volunteers
Staff
0
Postcode
AB42 1JF

02 Purpose and work

What the charity exists to do

For the purpose of implementing the provisions of clause 2 hereof:(i) Until the vesting date, the trustees shall from time to time and at any time in their uncontrolled discretion, but subject always to the discretionary powers conferred on them under sub-clause 3(ii) and clause 6 hereof, pay or apply the capital or the income of the trust estate, in sums of such amount as the trustees in their absolute discretion may decide, in anyone or more or all of the following ways, videlicet:(a) that the trust estate be used for (any one or more of) the following charitable purposes:1. Prevention of relief or poverty.2. Advancement of education.3. Advancement of religion.4. Advancement of health.5. Provision of accommodation to those in need of it by reason of age, ill health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage.6. Provision of care to the aged, people with disability, young people or children and/or relief of those in need by reason of youth, age, ill health, disability,

Charitable purposes

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

Activities

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

Constitutional objectives

For the purpose of implementing the provisions of clause 2 hereof: (i) Until the vesting date, the trustees shall from time to time and at any time in their uncontrolled discretion, but subject always to the discretionary powers conferred on them under sub-clause 3(ii) and clause 6 hereof, pay or apply the capital or the income of the trust estate, in sums of such amount as the trustees in their absolute discretion may decide, in anyone or more or all of the following ways, videlicet: (a) that the trust estate be used for (any one or more of) the following charitable purposes: 1. Prevention of relief or poverty. 2. Advancement of education. 3. Advancement of religion. 4. Advancement of health. 5. Provision of accommodation to those in need of it by reason of age, ill health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage. 6. Provision of care to the aged, people with disability, young people or children and/or relief of those in need by reason of youth, age, ill health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage. (ii) The trustees shall have power to accumulate the income arising from time to time on the trust estate, or on any separate fund as hereinafter provided, for the whole period of 21 years from the last date of execution by the truster of these presents, or for such lesser period or several periods within the said period of 21 years as the trustees may decide, or such other period during which income may lawfully be accumulated all such accumulations of income to be added to and thereafter to form part of the capital of the trust estate. (iii) On the vesting date the trustees shall forthwith pay and apply the whole of the trust estate then in their hands to such charitable institution or charitable institutions as they in their uncontrolled discretion shall select.

03 Annual returns

Income and expenditure history

5 periods
Year endIncomeExpenditureStaffReturn received
31 December 2025£1,236,457£1,209,519024 July 2026
31 December 2024£1,153,245£1,106,596017 November 2025
31 December 2023£1,074,893£1,009,628027 September 2024
31 December 2022£802,319£822,035013 September 2023
31 December 2021£727,597£747,054023 September 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
East Quay, Peterhead Harbour, Peterhead
Website supplied to OSCR
Not supplied
Parent charity
Not supplied

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05 Provenance

Source for this profile

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