# Miss A H Cruickshank&#x27;s Special Trust

## Details

- **Country:** Scotland
- **Charity number:** SC006614
- **Status:** Active
- **Legal form:** Trust (founding document is a deed of trust) (other than educational endowment)
- **Registered:** March 12, 1921
- **Register:** https://www.oscr.org.uk/about-charities/search-the-register/charity-details?number=SC006614


## Contact

- **Address:** University of Aberdeen, King&#x27;s College, Aberdeen
- **Postcode:** AB24 3FX



## Activities

**Activities:** &#x27;It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations&#x27;

**Purposes:** &#x27;the advancement of education&#x27;,&#x27;the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science&#x27;

**What the charity does:** The Miss Anne H Cruickshank Special Trust (‘the Trust’) was created by Miss Anne Hamilton  Cruickshank who resided at 20 Rose Street, Aberdeen in terms of her Will dated 19th March 1898 and  Codicils dated 20th February 1903 and 23rd November 1905, all registered in the Books of Council and  Session on 10th June 1911. The purpose of the Trust is to assist the University of Aberdeen in promoting or advancing any of its  interests or objects, and also of perpetuating the memory of her late father, Professor John Cruickshank,  with funds specifically set aside for: • the endowment of a Lectureship or Chair of Astronomy (including Navigation and Meteorology). • to found and support a Science Library, to be known as the ‘Cruickshank Science Library’. • and to provide an annual prize or prizes in connection with the Faculty of Law to be known as  the ‘Cruickshank Law Prize’ or ‘Cruickshank Law Prizes’ in memory of her late brother John

**Objectives:** Founding and supporting at Marischal College a Science Library in connection with the University of Aberdeen to be called the &#x27;Cruickshank Science Library&#x27; and to be maintained and as far as possible accommodated apart from the general University Library. Also for providing an annual prize or prizes in connection with the Faculty of Law in the University of Aberdeen to be known as the &#x27;Cruickshank Law Prize&#x27; or the &#x27;Cruickshank Law Prizes&#x27; in memory of John Forbes Cruickshank.





## Areas of operation

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






