Friends Of Aberdeen University Library
- Country
- Scotland
- Charity number
- SC009009
- Status
- Active
- Registered
- Jan. 26, 2005
- Legal form
- Unincorporated association
Address
- Address
- University Of Aberdeen
The Sir Duncan Rice Library
Bedford Road
Aberdeen
AB24 3AA
Activities
'It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations'
'the advancement of education'
It exists to support the University of Aberdeen Library by supporting the purchase of collections and other resources for use by the Library, and providing bursaries and expenses to scholars so that they can make use of, research and highlight our collections to the wider public and academic community.
Beneficiaries: 'Other defined groups'
Objectives: The objects of the society shall be:- (a) to encourage gifts of books, prints, manuscripts and other items of interest to Aberdeen University Library ('the Library') and donations of money. (b) to provide funds from which to acquire for the Library rare and valuable books and other items, such as Aberdeen University might not be able to purchase from its own resources. (c) to promote interest in the Library, whether by organising, or providing funds to the Library for the purpose of organising exhibitions, lectures and publications or cataloguing or conserving material held by the Library etc. and (d) to make funds available to the Aberdeen University Development Trust to help fund (1) the building and equipping of exhibition areas within the Library, (2) providing research facilities for scholars studying the Library's special collections and (3) providing other such facilities which promote the Library and its use.
Geography
- Main operating location
- Aberdeen
- Geographical spread
- A specific local point, community or neighbourhood
Finances
| Period end | Income | Expenditure |
|---|---|---|
| Dec. 31, 2024 | £20,692 | £570 |
| Dec. 31, 2023 | £20,585 | £21,470 |
| Dec. 31, 2022 | £22,366 | £14,162 |
| Dec. 31, 2021 | £48,962 | £79,907 |
| Dec. 31, 2020 | £72,043 | £8,325 |