Finance Score: -7

Governance Score: 0

Support Score: 0

Spending falling: -1
Multiple Deficits: -2
Fundraising costs high: -4
No PartB

(no info on trustees)

No supporters identified

Overall GiG Score: -7

ABERDEEN ENDOWMENTS TRUST

Analysis by Giving is Great

Financial issues to consider:

There has been a change of accounting period recently, so trends may be hard to determine
Spending has fallen significantly over the last 5 years relative to the previous period
On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending
Fundraising costs are extremely high relative to funds raised

Financial Data

Income & Spending ?

Data adjusted to reflect year end change

Period ending	31/12/17	31/12/18	31/12/19	31/12/20	31/12/21	30/06/23
Charitable activities
Donations & Legacies		£3,000	£10,000	£23,000		£25,000
Other Income
Investment Income		£1,326,000	£1,261,000	£1,158,000		£1,820,000
Total income	£1,223,000	£1,329,000	£1,271,000	£1,181,000	£1,222,000	£1,845,000
Charitable activities spending		£887,000	£978,000	£933,000		£751,000
Fundraising costs	48%	15767%	4750%	1861%	38%	3120%
Other spending
Total spending	£1,517,000	£1,360,000	£1,453,000	£1,361,000	£1,571,000	£1,531,000
Surplus/deficit	-£294,000	-£31,000	-£182,000	-£180,000	-£349,000	£314,000

Established: 94 years

http://aberdeenendowmentstrust.co.uk/

Listed activities

It makes grants, donations, loans, gifts or pensions to individuals
It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations

GiG Classification

Poverty relief

Purposes

The advancement of education
The advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science

Where it operates

Aberdeen

Who it helps

Children or young people
No specific group, or for the benefit of the community

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees

Sorry we have no information about the Trustees.

Legal constitution

Charity registered in Scotland on 30/04/1930, number: SC010507

Filing Record

5 returns made; all on time

Main office

19 Albert Street, Aberdeen, AB25 1QF

Objectives

The advancement of education. The advancement of arts, heritage, culture or science.

Data Sources

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