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Mary Davidson Smith Clerical & Educational Fund For Aberdeen

Country
Scotland
Charity number
SC002333
Status
Active
Reporting
Up to date Last filed Aug. 28, 2025. Filing history
Registered
Feb. 26, 1936
Legal form
Trust (founding document is a deed of trust) (other than educational endowment)

Address

Address
100 Union St
Aberdeen
AB10 1QR

Activities

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

'the advancement of education','the advancement of religion'

To fund Travel & Book Grants and Educational Studies from Ministers of the Church of Scotland & their siblings by way of inviting applications from such Ministers.

Beneficiaries: 'Children or young people','Other defined groups'

Objectives: IN THE SECOND PLACE I HEREBY DIRECT that the funds forming the residue of my said means and estate as and when received by the Trustees hereunder shall be invested and held by them and the income arising therefrom shall be applied for the purposes after specified videlicet:- ... (SECOND) For the provision and payment of grants to Ministers of the Church of Scotland having been ordained five years or over and in full charge of a Congregation in the City of Aberdeen or County of Aberdeen (PRIMO) to enable them to travel at home or abroad mainly with a view to educational benefit and not solely for reasons of recreation or health and (SECUNDO) To enable them to purchase books.

Geography

Main operating location
Aberdeen
Geographical spread
A specific local point, community or neighbourhood

Finances

Period end Filed Income Expenditure
Jan. 31, 2026 Not receivedDue Oct. 31, 2026 £0 £0
Jan. 31, 2025 Aug. 28, 2025On time £21,664 £23,456
Jan. 31, 2024 Aug. 29, 2024On time £25,156 £29,295
Jan. 31, 2023 Sept. 5, 2023On time £17,623 £22,840
Jan. 31, 2022 Oct. 12, 2022On time £17,317 £22,548
Jan. 31, 2021 Aug. 19, 2021 £17,166 £19,575

Due dates are 9 months after the year end, OSCR's deadline, so they don't allow for any extension OSCR has granted.