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Carnegie Trust For Universities Of Scotland

Also known as: Carnegie Education Fund

Country
Scotland
Charity number
SC015600
Status
Active
Reporting
Up to date Last filed April 9, 2025. Filing history
Registered
Dec. 7, 1901
Legal form
Statutory corporation (Royal Charter etc)

Address

Address
Andrew Carnegie House
Pittencrieff Street
Dunfermline
Fife
KY12 8AW

Contact

Website
carnegie-trust.org
Screenshot of the Carnegie Trust For Universities Of Scotland website

Activities

'It makes grants, donations, loans, gifts or pensions to individuals','It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations'

'the advancement of education'

The charity is set up to support access to higher education and improvement of the universities in Scotland through the provision of grants for individuals from low-income backgrounds to access study opportunities and through strategic projects and partnerships which promote equality of opportunity and outcome in higher education.

Beneficiaries: 'Other defined groups'

Objectives: the improvement and expansion of the Universities of Scotland, including extension of the opportunities for study and research therein. and the provision of support for those deserving and qualified students attending these universities for whom the payment of fees might act as a barrier and, as appropriate, where there is demonstrable need for additional support

Geography

Main operating location
Fife
Geographical spread
Operations cover all or most of Scotland

Finances

Period end Filed Income Expenditure Employees
March 31, 2026 Due Dec. 31, 2026 £0 £0 3
Sept. 30, 2024 April 9, 2025On time £2,949,041 £2,640,074 3
Sept. 30, 2023 March 5, 2024On time £2,595,488 £2,369,319 5
Sept. 30, 2022 April 18, 2023On time £2,888,252 £2,357,348 6
Sept. 30, 2021 Feb. 23, 2022On time £3,306,311 £2,494,083 5

Due dates are 9 months after the year end, OSCR's deadline, so they don't allow for any extension OSCR has granted.