Finance Score: -4
Governance Score: 9
Support Score: 0
  • Fundraising costs high: -4
  • No PartB
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: 5 ?

THE MACROBERT TRUST 2019 

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

  • Fundraising costs are extremely high relative to funds raised
Financial Data
Income & Spending ?
Period ending 05/04/21 05/04/22 05/04/23
Charitable activities £1,160,471 £1,243,885
Donations & Legacies
Other Income
Investment Income £1,558,057 £1,949,930
Total income £2,718,528 £3,021,880 £4,887,351
Charitable activities spending £5,162,688 £2,555,657
Fundraising costs 19% 8% 64%
Other spending
Total spending £5,384,195 £2,587,760 £4,436,136
Surplus/deficit -£2,665,667 £434,120 £451,215
Established: 5 years
Scottish Charity RegulatorCompanies House
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations
  • It carries out activities or services itself
GiG Classification
  • Poverty relief
Purposes
  • The advancement of education
  • The advancement of citizenship or community development
  • The advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science','the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage
Where it operates
  • Scotland and other parts of the UK, main operating location: Aberdeenshire
Who it helps
  • Other defined groups
  • Other charities or voluntary bodies

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Directors (11)
Current Directors appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Directors: 36-73
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in Scotland on 19/11/2019, number: SC049745
  • Notes: (Charity Objectives continued..) (j) the contribution to or assistance in any way which may seem to the Company from time to time practical, possible or expedient, any one or more of such properly constituted youth organisations or bodies which, irrespective of religious denomination or politics are formed or exist for the purpose of or have amongst their purposes the inculcation in and the maintenance and encouragement by the organisation as a whole or the individual members thereof of all or any of the following high ideals and objects, namely:- to honour and help to preserve the memory of those who have given their lives for freedom and country. to foster and encourage the preservation of the great traditions of the people of Great Britain. to apply the lessons learnt in world conflict to youth's problems in peace. to encourage the teaching of great values such as unselfish love of country, courage, service and devotion to duty. to use wisely the freedom retained after the sacrifice and conflict of earlier generations. (k) the advancement of education and of science in relation to the study and practice of horticulture generally and in particular in connection with the gardens owned by the Company. (I) the training of persons, particularly young persons in agriculture, horticulture, forestry, rural industries and handicrafts, the provision of buildings, plant tools and general equipment for such training and provision of scholarships to such persons for such training. (m) the promotion or assistance of charitable schemes for travelling scholarships for study of the arts and science and particularly the science of agriculture in any part of the world. maximum text reached, further full information can be obtained directly from the charity This charity has been set up to replace The MacRobert Trust (SC031346). You have advised us that The MacRobert Trust (SC031346) intends to wind up and transfer the assets and liabilities to The MacRobert Trust 2019 (SC049745) The MacRobert Trust (SC031346) has now wound up and transferred the assets and liabilities to The MacRobert Trust 2019 (SC049745)
  • Registered at Companies House on 13/11/2019, number: SC647028
Filing Record
2 returns made; all on time
Main office

Cromar, Tarland, Aboyne, Aberdeenshire, AB34 4UD

Objectives

(a) the giving of relief and assistance to such persons in need, special consideration being given to persons who or their parents have been members of the Royal Air Force or of the Army, the Royal Navy or the Mercantile marine. (b) the making of grants to public charitable institutions and particularly the Royal Air Force Benevolent Fund and hospitals. (c) the advancement of heritage by holding and maintaining the relics and records of the family of the late Sir Alexander and Lady MacRobert and of the said Dr William Hunter Workman and Fanny Bullock Workman in perpetuity in such manner and way as may seem to the Company from time to time to be most desirable either in Douneside House or in some other suitable building or annex erected by the Company at Douneside or elsewhere. (d) the founding and endowing of scholarships and fellowships in any schools, colleges or education establishments whatsoever, including institutions for the promotion of music and the arts. (e) the making of grants to any person or persons, corporation or institution for the purpose of encouraging the study and practice of education, the study of any branch of human knowledge and in particular the study of psychology and sociology or for encouraging and advancing scientific research or the study and development of music and the arts. (f) the founding, endowing and equipping of schools, colleges, institutions, laboratories, experimental stations, libraries, physical training centres, welfare centres, technical education centres, boys or girls clubs or mission houses. (g) the provision of text books and equipment for any person or persons or corporation engaged in the study of any branch of human knowledge. (h) the distribution to and among such national and international educational and youth service movements, associations or institutions as the Company may from time to time select, provided that the same are charitable. (i) the creation and subsequent assistance with further funds of such educational or national or international associations or institutions or trusts as may in the opinion of the Company be desirable or required in the circumstances from time to time existing, provided that the same are charitable.

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