01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC046440
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- Scotland and other parts of the UK
- Volunteers
- 0 volunteers
- Staff
- 0
- Postcode
- AB15 8PU
OSCR note: Previous legal name Anderson Anderson & Brown Charitable Initiative from 30 March 2016 to 23 April 2024.
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
The AABIE Charitable Initiative (AABIE) was launched in 2016 and is the platform which enables all at the AAB group of businesses (AAB) to invest in the communities in which they operate. AABIE seeks partnership with charities and invites applications from worthy causes for donations and grants from the initiative. AABIE also encourages AAB employees to use their time and skills to support local charities through projects and volunteering events.
Charitable purposes
- the prevention or relief of poverty
- the advancement of education
- the advancement of health
- the advancement of citizenship or community development
- 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
- 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 invest in the communities in which the Anderson Anderson & Brown group of businesses operate through the provision of financial and/or other support to further the aims of: 1. prevention or relief of poverty 2. advancement of education 3. advancement of health 4. advancement of citizenship or community development 5. promotion of religious or racial harmony 6. promotion of equality or diversity 7. advancement of environment protection or improvement 8. advancement of animal welfare, and 9. relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £184,152 | £256,799 | 0 | 5 December 2025 |
| 31 March 2024 | £173,675 | £113,469 | 0 | 8 November 2024 |
| 31 March 2023 | £33,247 | £28,284 | 0 | 6 December 2023 |
| 31 March 2022 | £18,427 | £23,693 | 0 | 7 December 2022 |
| 31 March 2021 | £16,184 | £35,268 | 0 | 1 December 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
- Kingshill View, Prime Four Business Park, Kingswells, Aberdeen
- Website supplied to OSCR
- https://aab.uk/about/aabie
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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