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Miss A H Cruickshank's Special Trust

SC006614Registered charity from 12 March 1921
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Information about this charity:
Charity Information Operations Annual Submissions Income and Expenditure Charity Trustees
Charity Information:
Address University of Aberdeen
King's College
Aberdeen
Postcode AB24 3FX
Website No Link Provided
Regulatory Type Standard
Object:
Founding and supporting at Marischal College a Science Library in connection with the University of Aberdeen to be called the "Cruickshank Science Library" and to be maintained and as far as possible accommodated apart from the general University Library. Also for providing an annual prize or prizes in connection with the Faculty of Law in the University of Aberdeen to be known as the "Cruickshank Law Prize" or the "Cruickshank Law Prizes" in memory of John Forbes Cruickshank.
Operations:
What the charity is set up to do and how it does this:
The Miss Anne H Cruickshank Special Trust (‘the Trust’) was created by Miss Anne Hamilton Cruickshank who resided at 20 Rose Street, Aberdeen in terms of her Will dated 19th March 1898 and Codicils dated 20th February 1903 and 23rd November 1905, all registered in the Books of Council and Session on 10th June 1911. The purpose of the Trust is to assist the University of Aberdeen in promoting or advancing any of its interests or objects, and also of perpetuating the memory of her late father, Professor John Cruickshank, with funds specifically set aside for: • the endowment of a Lectureship or Chair of Astronomy (including Navigation and Meteorology); • to found and support a Science Library, to be known as the ‘Cruickshank Science Library’; • and to provide an annual prize or prizes in connection with the Faculty of Law to be known as the ‘Cruickshank Law Prize’ or ‘Cruickshank Law Prizes’ in memory of her late brother John
Charity Status: Active
Constitutional Form: Trust (founding document is a deed of trust) (other than educational endowment)
Constitutional Form Date: 12 Mar 1921
Main Operating Location: Aberdeen
Number of Staff: 0
Number of Volunteers: 0
Purposes: "the advancement of education", "the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science"
Beneficiaries: "Other defined groups"
Types Of Activity Undertaken: "It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations"
Annual Submissions:
Year End Income Expenditure Annual Return Received Accounts Received Latest Annual Reports and Accounts
20 Aug 2021 £171,934 £161,656 16 May 2022 Yes
20 Aug 2022 £149,954 £94,362 19 May 2023 Yes
20 Aug 2023 £133,840 £145,484 13 May 2024 Yes
20 Aug 2024 £30,224 £15,503 20 May 2025 Yes
20 Aug 2025 £26,892 £85,663 11 May 2026 Yes Download
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
David Burslem
Stuart Wale
Peter Edwards
David Atkinson
Roderick Begbie
Jaroslaw Kedra
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