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W Bednarowski Trust

Country
Scotland
Charity number
SC029376
Status
Active
Reporting
Up to date Last filed April 29, 2026. Filing history
Registered
June 23, 1999
Legal form
Trust (founding document is a deed of trust) (other than educational endowment)

Address

Address
Department of Philosophy
University of Aberdeen King's College
Old Aberdeen
AB24 3DS

Contact

Website
bednarowskitrust.org

Activities

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

'the advancement of education','the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science'

We enable Polish Academics, in Philosophy and cognate subjects, to come to Aberdeen University and other Scottish Universities to come for 6 week research Fellowships. we also sometimes support shorter visits and conferences

Beneficiaries: 'Other defined groups','No specific group, or for the benefit of the community'

Objectives: (a) (i) For the advancement of education by facilitating contacts for Polish academics with Scottish academics particularly in Philosophy and particularly between the Jagiellonian University of Krakow and the University of Aberdeen by the provision of support for Polish academics visiting Scotland for the purposes of study and research. (ii) By making money available to other bodies of whatever nature which have charitable purposes, the aim of which encompasses the advancement of education of Polish academics. (b) For charitable purposes generally in Scotland all as the trustees in their absolute discretion think fit.

Geography

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

Finances

Period end Filed Income Expenditure
July 31, 2025 April 29, 2026On time £12,975 £11,089
July 31, 2024 April 25, 2025On time £12,334 £15,187
July 31, 2023 April 24, 2024On time £11,977 £14,306
July 31, 2022 April 27, 2023On time £10,979 £4,769
July 31, 2021 April 25, 2022On time £9,553 £18

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