Finance Score: -6

Governance Score: -5

Support Score: 0

Spending falling: -1
Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
No PartB

1 Trustee: -5

No supporters identified

Overall GiG Score: -11

THE ALBYN FOUNDATION

Analysis by Giving is Great

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

There is only 1 trustee

Financial issues to consider:

Spending has fallen significantly over the last 5 years relative to the previous period
Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years less than spending

Financial Data

Income & Spending ?

Period ending	31/07/17	31/07/18	31/07/19	31/07/20	31/07/21	31/07/22	31/07/23
Total income	£72,554	£33,460	£20,744	£120,572	£18,425	£24,433	£19,166
Total spending	£74,042	£75,994	£45,936	£11,704	£62,622	£8,452	£7,877
Surplus/deficit	-£1,488	-£42,534	-£25,192	£108,868	-£44,197	£15,981	£11,289

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Established: 16 years

Listed activities

It makes grants, donations, loans, gifts or pensions to individuals
It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations
It carries out activities or services itself

GiG Classification

Provides financial or material assistance

Purposes

The advancement of education

Where it operates

More than one local authority area in Scotland, main operating location: Aberdeen

Who it helps

Children or young people
Other charities or voluntary bodies

Who supports them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Directors (1)

BELL, Graeme Duncan
Appointed: 2024
Occupation: Company Director

Legal constitution

Charity registered in Scotland on 25/09/2008, number: SC039894
Registered at Companies House on 18/09/2008, number: SC348754

Filing Record

5 returns made; all on time

Main office

Albyn School, 17-23 Queens Road, Aberdeen, AB15 4PB

Objectives

the advancement of education for the public benefit

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