01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC049632
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- A specific local point, community or neighbourhood
- Volunteers
- 1-50 volunteers
- Staff
- 0
- Postcode
- AB15 8LD
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
We are working to conserve and restore the 1805 beam engine and listed building to create a museum focussed on the development of power sources through the industrial revolution, the textile industry in Aberdeenshire and social history of those who worked in the former mill. The work to conserve and restore the engine is volunteer led whereas the work to repair the fabric of the buildings will be done by qualified building contractors. We are presently seeking grant money towards these major works. Although the conservation restoration is work in progress, we ran several open days in 2025 which were well attended by the public.
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science
Beneficiaries
- No specific group, or for the benefit of the community
Activities
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
The former Garlogie Mill houses a rare early beam engine and hydroelectric power plant, is leased by the Garlogie Beam Engine Trust, and is the focus of the organisation’s activities. The purpose of the organisation is to advance industrial heritage, inform and educate on the engineering science of the design and operation of these artefacts, advance knowledge of local social history and benefit the local community. It will do this by developing the site as a museum and making the Garlogie Beam engine, turbine house and associated buildings and mill site accessible to the public. The organisation will undertake whatever preservation and restoration is necessary and appropriate in order to enhance the value of the buildings and artefacts as engineering and historic monuments. The Trust will also acquire and curate additional exhibits to further illustrate to the story of the site and the people that worked there.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | £12,432 | £11,708 | 0 | 9 March 2026 |
| 31 December 2024 | £9,572 | £5,899 | 0 | 20 February 2025 |
| 31 December 2023 | £3,078 | £1,838 | 0 | 10 March 2024 |
| 31 December 2022 | £3,512 | £429 | 0 | 13 February 2023 |
| 31 December 2021 | £700 | £287 | 0 | 16 May 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
- 34 Hazledene Road, Aberdeen
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.garlogie-engine.org.uk
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
No direct external links on this profile. The official OSCR record and source documentation are available through BritDB’s dedicated source page.
05 Provenance
Source for this profile
© Crown Copyright and database right 2026. Contains information from the Scottish Charity Register supplied by the Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator and licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. BritDB is an independent service and does not claim to be the Scottish Charity Register.