# John Shivas Memorial Trust

## Details

- **Country:** Scotland
- **Charity number:** SC023074
- **Status:** Active
- **Legal form:** Trust (founding document is a deed of trust) (other than educational endowment)
- **Registered:** April 5, 1994
- **Register:** https://www.oscr.org.uk/about-charities/search-the-register/charity-details?number=SC023074


## Contact

- **Address:** 12-16 Albyn Place, Aberdeen
- **Postcode:** AB10 1PS



## Activities

**Activities:** &#x27;It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations&#x27;

**Purposes:** &#x27;the advancement of education&#x27;,&#x27;the advancement of health&#x27;,&#x27;the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science&#x27;

**What the charity does:** 2/3rds of the charity&#x27;s income is paid to VSA (formerly Linn Moor School) and Cancer Research UK.  The other 1/3rd is used to fund postgraduate research in the field of medicine.  The charity funds are invested to produce an income to allow the charity trustees to achieve these goals.

**Objectives:** The purpose of the trust fund is to advance Post Graduate Research in the field of Medicine, Cancer Research Campaign (Scottish Branch) and the Linn Moor Home for Children, Peterculter, Aberdeen. and in so far as the intention laid down in the will of the late John Shivas.





## Areas of operation

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






