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Aberdeen Group Charitable Trust

SC040877Registered charity from 29 September 2009
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Information about this charity:
Charity Information Operations Annual Submissions Income and Expenditure Charity Trustees
Notes:
Previous name- abrdn Financial Fairness Trust from 08/12/2021 to 28/07/2025
Charity Information:
Address 1 George Street
Postcode EH2 2LL
Website www.financialfairness.org.uk
Regulatory Type Standard
Link to Companies House https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/
Object:
4. OBJECTS AND POWERS 4.1The objects of the company are specifically restricted to furthering the following purposes within the area of benefit: 4.1.1 the prevention or relief of poverty; 4.1.2 the advancement of education 4.1.3 the advancement of health 4.1.4 the advancement of citizenship or community development; 4.1.5 the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science; 4.1.6 the provision of recreational facilities, or the organisation of recreational activities, with the object of improving the conditions of life for the persons for whom the facilities or activities are primarily intended; 4.1.7 the promotion of equality and diversity; 4.1.8 the advancement of environmental protection or improvement; 4.1.9 the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage; 4.1.10 the advancement of animal welfare; 4.1.11 the advancement of public participation in sport; 4.1.12 the advancement of human rights, conflict resolution or reconciliation; 4.1.13 the promotion of religious or racial harmony; and 4.1.14 any other purpose that may reasonably be regarded as analogous to any of the preceding purposes; and and in particular (but without restricting the company's power to take other steps in pursuance of the above aims) to partner with charities and other organisations to provide financial support to projects and initiatives that deliver positive and impactful solutions in furtherance of the above charitable purposes.
Operations:
What the charity is set up to do and how it does this:
The Trust's mission during 2024 was to contribute towards strategic change which improved financial well-being in the UK, awarding grant funding for research, campaigning and policy work to improve the living standards and personal finances of people struggling to make ends meet. During 2025 the focus of the Trust will evolve and shift the emphasis towards more direct support and partnering with UK charities.
Charity Status: Active
Constitutional Form: Company (the charity is registered with Companies House)
Constitutional Form Date: 29 Sept 2009
Main Operating Location: City of Edinburgh
Number of Staff: 7
Number of Volunteers: 0
Purposes: "the prevention or relief of poverty", "the advancement of education", "the advancement of health", "the advancement of citizenship or community development", "the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science", "the provision of recreational facilities, or the organisation of recreational activities, with the object of improving the conditions of life for the persons for whom the facilities or activities are primarily intended", "the advancement of human rights, conflict resolution or reconciliation", "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"
Types Of Activity Undertaken: "It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations", "It carries out activities or services itself"
Annual Submissions:
Year End Income Expenditure Annual Return Received Accounts Received Latest Annual Reports and Accounts
31 Dec 2021 £2,593,125 £1,960,705 19 Aug 2022 Yes
31 Dec 2022 £2,617,090 £2,370,344 19 Jul 2023 Yes
31 Dec 2023 £2,781,529 £3,647,054 20 Jun 2024 Yes
31 Dec 2024 £3,309,850 £3,591,990 30 Jul 2025 Yes Published accounts can be found on the Companies House website
31 Dec 2025 No Annual Information due by 30 Sept 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
Gillian McGill
Hannah Grove
David Gorman
Kristina Webster
Keenan Fishwick
Rebecca Nichols
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