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Friends of Aden Country Park (SCIO)

SC047867Registered charity from 27 October 2017
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Information about this charity:
Charity Information Operations Annual Submissions Income and Expenditure Charity Trustees
Charity Information:
Address Aden Craft and Gift Shop
Aden Country Park
Mintlaw
Aberdeenshire
Postcode AB42 5FQ
Is the supplied address a principal office or a trustee address? Trustee - Charity Trustee
Website No Link Provided
Regulatory Type Standard
Object:
The organisation's purposes are: The advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science by establishing Aden Country Park as a venue for cultural activity. 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 intended by developing activities/facilities that will enhance the park and increase people?s enjoyment of the Park. The advancement of environmental protection or improvement through promoting and encouraging the local community to take part in the protection, development and enjoyment of the Park.
Operations:
What the charity is set up to do and how it does this:
The Friends provide and manage, through Music at Aden, a yearly programme of musical and theatrical performances in the park. We provide assistance in the form of organisation and volunteers in events organised by others. We serve on a range of bodies which manage the facilities and development of the Park. We provide funding to support initiatives to enhance the wildlife and natural environment in the park and assist in the development of educational initiatives in these areas. The Friends have maintained representation on the Aberdeenshire Council Development Group for Aden Country Park and assisted the Project Team working on the now complete Heritage Lottery Fund Project. Aden Craft and Gift shop, run by Friends, is open daily, and until the end of March 2025 was manned during the week by Staff and Service Users from Buchan Day Opportunities and volunteers and crafters for holidays and weekends. Since March, Volunteers and Crafters have manned the shop on a daily basis.
Charity Status: Active
Constitutional Form: SCIO (Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation)
Constitutional Form Date: 27 Oct 2017
Main Operating Location: Aberdeenshire
Number of Staff: 0
Number of Volunteers: 1-50
Purposes: "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 environmental protection or improvement"
Beneficiaries: "No specific group, or for the benefit of the community"
Types Of Activity Undertaken: "It carries out activities or services itself"
Annual Submissions:
Year End Income Expenditure Annual Return Received Accounts Received Latest Annual Reports and Accounts
31 May 2021 £7,828 £9,207 03 Mar 2022 Yes
31 May 2022 £17,962 £12,919 09 Jan 2023 Yes
31 May 2023 £55,301 £48,517 02 Jan 2024 Yes
31 May 2024 £55,301 £48,517 24 Sept 2024 Yes
31 May 2025 £81,171 £54,575 18 Oct 2025 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
Gemma Rae
Caroline Addison
Anne Scott
Linda Bolger
Burton Thain
Sheila Dargie
Ann Duncan
Gordon Reid
Pamela Ross
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