# Ritchie Fund

## Details

- **Country:** Scotland
- **Charity number:** SC037735
- **Known as:** Abernethy Bursary Fund
- **Status:** Active
- **Legal form:** Trust (founding document is a deed of trust) (other than educational endowment)
- **Registered:** Jan. 17, 2007
- **Register:** https://www.oscr.org.uk/about-charities/search-the-register/charity-details?number=SC037735


## Contact

- **Address:** Abernethy Trust Ltd, Nethybridge, Inverness-shire
- **Postcode:** PH25 3ED



## Activities

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

**Purposes:** 'the prevention or relief of poverty','the advancement of education','the advancement of religion','the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage'

**What the charity does:** Over the last 50 years the major emphasis of the charity has been directed to helping provide opportunities for children and families who are deprived, handicapped or otherwise in need of financial support to benefit from  residential outdoor adventure experiences all within a healthy Christian environment. During the last year 573 young people have benefitted from financial support enabling them to enjoy these valuable life enhancing experiences.

**Beneficiaries:** 'Children or young people'

**Objectives:** The object of the charity shall be to relieve poverty, sickness and distress among children resident in the area of benefit who are deprived, handicapped or otherwise in need to advance education and religion among them and to provide facilities in the interests of social welfare for their recreation or other leisure-time occupation with the object of improving the conditions of life for such children.





## Geography

- **Main operating location:** Highland
- **Geographical spread:** Scotland and other parts of the UK



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept. 30, 2025 | £4958 | £14770 |  -  | 0 |  |
| Sept. 30, 2024 | £2360 | £13750 |  -  | 0 |  |
| Sept. 30, 2023 | £430 | £7025 |  -  | 0 |  |
| Sept. 30, 2022 | £26240 | £61675 |  -  | 0 |  |
| Sept. 30, 2021 | £60959 | £48959 |  -  | 0 |  |






## Nearby

- [Abernethy Trust Limited](/sc/SC006270.md) (0.0 mi)
- [Nethy Bridge Community Development Company](/sc/SC040740.md) (0.6 mi)
- [Abernethy Church Of Scotland](/sc/SC003652.md) (0.7 mi)
- [Abernethy Highland Games Association](/sc/SC042969.md) (0.6 mi)
- [Castle Roy Trust SCIO](/sc/SC041335.md) (0.6 mi)