# John Menzies Of Pitfodels Trust Estate Of Charleston

## Details

- **Country:** Scotland
- **Charity number:** SC010101
- **Status:** Active
- **Legal form:** Trust (founding document is a deed of trust) (other than educational endowment)
- **Registered:** Oct. 3, 1980
- **Register:** https://www.oscr.org.uk/about-charities/search-the-register/charity-details?number=SC010101


## Contact

- **Address:** Shepherd & Wedderburn LLP, 37 Albyn Place , Aberdeen
- **Postcode:** AB10 1YN



## Activities

**Activities:** 'It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations'

**Purposes:** 'the prevention or relief of poverty','the advancement of education','the advancement of religion'

**What the charity does:** Provide grants to Ursulines of Jesus and the Archdiocese of St Andrews and Edinburgh for the advancement of religion, advancement of education and relieving the needs of the poor. Funds are investment and managed to generate income. Trustees regularly review the investments and decide annually on the grants to be made.

**Objectives:** 1. That the Trustees may continue to make annual payments from the rents and produce of the Trust funds to the Most Reverend Keith Patrick O’Brien as hitherto for the benefit of the Communities mentioned in Paragraph II hereof for the purposes of the advancement of education and for relieving the wants of the poor  2. That the Trustees may in exercise of the said power make annual payments from the said rents and produce of the Trust funds to the Diocesan Pastoral Centre at Gillis Complex, Edinburgh for the purposes of the advancement of education and for relieving the wants of the poor and for the advancement of religion, said payments to be made to the Most Reverend Keith Patrick O’Brien or to his successor or successors in the Management of the said Diocesan Pastoral Centre





## Areas of operation

- **Main operating location:** Aberdeen
- **Geographical spread:** More than one local authority area in Scotland



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 30, 2025 | £367178 | £427311 |  -  | 0 | [PDF](/sc/SC010101/files/2025-04-30-accounts.pdf) (5.7 MB) |
| April 30, 2024 | £380492 | £399729 |  -  |  -  | [PDF](/sc/SC010101/files/2024-04-30-accounts.pdf) (2.2 MB) |
| April 30, 2023 | £335749 | £398799 |  -  |  -  |  |
| April 30, 2022 | £327341 | £359558 |  -  |  -  |  |
| April 30, 2021 | £306999 | £338821 |  -  |  -  |  |