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Mary Davidson Smith Clerical & Educational Fund For Aberdeen

SC002333Registered charity from 26 February 1936
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Information about this charity:
Charity Information Operations Annual Submissions Income and Expenditure Charity Trustees
Charity Information:
Address 100 Union St
Aberdeen
Postcode AB10 1QR
Website No Link Provided
Regulatory Type Standard
Object:
IN THE SECOND PLACE I HEREBY DIRECT that the funds forming the residue of my said means and estate as and when received by the Trustees hereunder shall be invested and held by them and the income arising therefrom shall be applied for the purposes after specified videlicet:- ... (SECOND) For the provision and payment of grants to Ministers of the Church of Scotland having been ordained five years or over and in full charge of a Congregation in the City of Aberdeen or County of Aberdeen (PRIMO) to enable them to travel at home or abroad mainly with a view to educational benefit and not solely for reasons of recreation or health and (SECUNDO) To enable them to purchase books.
Operations:
What the charity is set up to do and how it does this:
To fund Travel & Book Grants and Educational Studies from Ministers of the Church of Scotland & their siblings by way of inviting applications from such Ministers.
Charity Status: Active
Constitutional Form: Trust (founding document is a deed of trust) (other than educational endowment)
Constitutional Form Date: 26 Feb 1936
Main Operating Location: Aberdeen
Number of Staff: 0
Number of Volunteers: 0
Purposes: "the advancement of education", "the advancement of religion"
Beneficiaries: "Children or young people", "Other defined groups"
Types Of Activity Undertaken: "It makes grants, donations, loans, gifts or pensions to individuals"
Annual Submissions:
Year End Income Expenditure Annual Return Received Accounts Received Latest Annual Reports and Accounts
31 Jan 2022 £17,317 £22,548 12 Oct 2022 Yes
31 Jan 2023 £17,623 £22,840 05 Sept 2023 Yes
31 Jan 2024 £25,156 £29,295 29 Aug 2024 Yes
31 Jan 2025 £21,664 £23,456 28 Aug 2025 Yes Not published by OSCR
31 Jan 2026 No Annual Information due by 31 Oct 2026
If an annual return has been received on time (within nine months of the Year End Date), the 'Annual Return Received' box is green   . If an annual return is late, the box is red   .
Income and Expenditure:
Charity Trustees:
First Name Last Name
John Swinton
Peter Edwards
Alan Sinclair
Erlend Flett
Robin Macpherson
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