# Rowett Research Institute

## Details

- **Country:** Scotland
- **Charity number:** SC007269
- **Status:** Active
- **Legal form:** Company (the charity is registered with Companies House)
- **Part of:** [University Of Aberdeen](/sc/SC013683) (SC013683)
- **Registered:** April 16, 1924
- **Register:** https://www.oscr.org.uk/about-charities/search-the-register/charity-details?number=SC007269


## Contact

- **Address:** University of Aberdeen, University Office, King's College, Aberdeen
- **Postcode:** AB24 3FX
- **Website:** www.abdn.ac.uk



## Activities

**Activities:** 'It carries out activities or services itself'

**Purposes:** 'the advancement of education','the advancement of health','the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science'

**What the charity does:** Provide grants to parent organisation in line with charitable objectives

**Objectives:** 3.1. The Objects for which the Institute is established are the advancement of education and the advancement of health for the public benefit, in particular through the provision of funding to the University of Aberdeen: a) To advance understanding of the mechanisms underlying nutrition in human beings. and b) To conduct or support research into the underlying mechanisms of nutritionally related disorders and diseases using relevant technologies and to have the outputs of this research exploited and used by the most appropriate means to improve the health and wellbeing of human beings.





## Geography

- **Main operating location:** Aberdeen
- **Geographical spread:** Scotland and other parts of the UK



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 31, 2025 | £413829 | £1794606 |  -  | 0 | [PDF](/sc/SC007269/files/2025-07-31-accounts.pdf) (389.8 KB) |
| July 31, 2024 | £1809168 | £3377253 |  -  |  -  |  |
| July 31, 2023 | £269989 | £376641 |  -  |  -  |  |
| July 31, 2022 | £251000 | £343000 |  -  |  -  |  |
| July 31, 2021 | £4310000 | £356000 |  -  |  -  |  |