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Alec Russell Educational Trust

SC047983Registered charity from 07 December 2017
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Information about this charity:
Charity Information Operations Annual Submissions Income and Expenditure Charity Trustees
Charity Information:
Address Coille an t-Sithein
Lochailort
Inverness-shire
Postcode PH38 4LZ
Website www.aret.scot
Regulatory Type Standard
Object:
7.1 The SCIO will promote, advance and further its charitable purposes by operating as a 'grant-giving' charity which will support financially and otherwise education in developing countries (initially, but not exclusively, Sierra Leone) by ordinarily but not exclusively providing grants to organisations working in such localities and carrying out activities such as teacher training and generally increasing access to education. The SCIO aims to widen educational access and participation, both for children and adults, to increase self-sufficiency through learning in order to increase an active and sustainable contribution to society and communities in such countries.
Operations:
What the charity is set up to do and how it does this:
To support attainment in and access to education for children, young people and adults in Sierra Leone.
Charity Status: Active
Constitutional Form: SCIO (Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation)
Constitutional Form Date: 07 Dec 2017
Main Operating Location: City of Edinburgh
Number of Staff: 0
Number of Volunteers: 1-50
Purposes: "the prevention or relief of poverty", "the advancement of education"
Beneficiaries: "Children or young people", "No specific group, or for the benefit of the community"
Annual Submissions:
Year End Income Expenditure Annual Return Received Latest Annual Reports and Accounts
31 Dec 2021 £15,125 £14,445 27 Sept 2022
31 Dec 2022 £19,697 £17,101 27 Sept 2023
31 Dec 2023 £13,209 £10,466 12 Sept 2024
31 Dec 2024 £12,449 £12,375 10 Sept 2025 Download
31 Dec 2025 No
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
Rachel Keenan
Christopher Keenan
Ellen Morag Keenan
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From 30 June 2025, OSCR began collecting charity trustee information through OSCR Online. Providing this information is a legal requirement for all charities. The names of trustees will be published on the Scottish Charity Register from early 2026 to promote transparency and strengthen public trust in the sector.

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