# City Of Aberdeen Council Guildry & Mortification Funds

## Details

- **Country:** Scotland
- **Charity number:** SC011857
- **Status:** Active
- **Legal form:** Trust (founding document is a deed of trust) (other than educational endowment)
- **Registered:** Jan. 1, 1902
- **Register:** https://www.oscr.org.uk/about-charities/search-the-register/charity-details?number=SC011857


## Contact

- **Address:** Aberdeen City Council, Marischal College, Broad Street, Aberdeen
- **Postcode:** AB10 1AB



## Activities

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

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

**What the charity does:** Prevention & relief of poverty and the advancement of education.

**Beneficiaries:** 'No specific group, or for the benefit of the community'

**Objectives:** The Trustee shall hold and apply any such funds and assets as may from time to time be comprised in the Trust Property, in trust for:- (a) the prevention or relief of poverty. and (b) the advancement of education. 2. The Trustee directs that the free annual revenue of the Trust shall be applied for the following purposes:- (a) relieving financial hardship among the Burgesses of Guild of Aberdeen present and future and their widows or widowers and families (including without prejudice to the foregoing generality children of deceased Burgesses of Guild at Aberdeen) by the payment of annuities of such amounts as the Trustee in their absolute discretion may determine. and (b) assisting by means of grants or scholarships of such number and amounts as the Trustee in their absolute discretion (following consultation with the Lord Dean of Guild and her/his Assessors) may determine. (i) persons born or habitually resident in the city of Aberdeen who are prevented or inhibited from pursuing their educational or career goals due to financial circumstances or who are intending to undertake educational or vocational training courses or otherwise to further their proposed careers. or (ii) organisations or collective groups which are operating in the city of Aberdeen and undertaking, or intending to undertake, educational initiatives, subject to clauses 3, 4 and 5.





## Geography

- **Main operating location:** Aberdeen
- **Geographical spread:** Wider, but within one local authority area



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £107279 | £39622 |  -  | 0 |  |
| March 31, 2024 | £118986 | £16539 |  -  | 0 |  |
| March 31, 2023 | £78602 | £15967 |  -  | 0 |  |
| March 31, 2022 | £11112 | £19232 |  -  | 0 |  |
| March 31, 2021 | £4677 | £17303 |  -  | 0 |  |