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John Alan Ferguson Charitable Trust

Country
Scotland
Charity number
SC045238
Status
Active
Registered
Nov. 18, 2014
Legal form
Trust (founding document is a deed of trust) (other than educational endowment)

Address

Address
Stronachs LLP
28 Albyn Place
Aberdeen
AB10 1YL

Activities

'It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations'

'the advancement of health','the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage'

The JAFCT was set up to hold the Trust Fund for any of the Charitable purposes contained under Section of the CATI(Sc) Act 2005, in particular to benefit the public by benefitting charities set up for the purposes of medical research in relation to neurosurgery and spinal injuries and for the benefit of those in need as a result of injuries they have sustained. The Trust Fund is invested in an investment portfolio which is managed on a discretionary basis. The trust purposes are met by the Charity making donations to chosen charities in keeping with the above from investment income on an annual basis. Income received from donations is reinvested to generate future income for grant making.

Beneficiaries: 'Other charities or voluntary bodies'

Objectives: The Trustees shall hold the Trust Fund for Charitable Purposes exclusively. declaring without prejudice to the foregoing generality that the Trustees may apply the Trust Fund exclusively for any or all of the following Charitable Purposes namely: 1. For the purposes of benefitting the public and in particular but without prejudice to the generality of that purpose. 1.1 for the benefit of medical research in relation to neurosurgery and spinal injuries. and 1.2 for the benefit of those in need as a result of injuries they have sustained. or 2. For the benefit of such one or more Charity or Charities as the Trustees in their uncontrolled discretion may decide. or 3.For the implementation or assistance in implementing any Charitable Purpose or purposes as the Trustees in their uncontrolled discretion may decide.

Geography

Main operating location
Aberdeen
Geographical spread
Scotland and other parts of the UK

Finances

Period end Income Expenditure
April 30, 2025 £16,004 £12,412
April 30, 2024 £14,674 £24,881
April 30, 2023 £7,626 £25,269
April 30, 2022 £9,021 £7,739
April 30, 2021 £22,281 £11,641