THE ABERDEEN FOUNDATION

Charity number: 1151506
Removed charity

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The charity utilises its income to make grants and donations in the furtherance of its objects.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2024

Total income: £23,552
Total expenditure: £1,143,035

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

No trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

Main way of carrying out purposes is grant making
What the charity does:
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Education/training
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
Who the charity helps:
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
Where the charity operates:
  • City Of London

Governance

Registration history:
  • 03 April 2013: Standard registration
  • 20 October 2025: Removed (Ceased to exist)
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:

No other names

Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Land and property:
This charity does not own and/or lease land or property

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024 31/12/2024
Total gross income £515.94k £273.75k £285.99k £167.39k £23.55k
Total expenditure £7.39m £5.88m £8.06m £5.10m £1.14m
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income - Donations and legacies £0 N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income - Other trading activities £0 N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income - Charitable activities £0 N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income - Endowments £0 N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income - Investment £515.94k N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income - Other £0 N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income - Legacies £0 N/A N/A N/A N/A
Expenditure - Charitable activities £7.33m N/A N/A N/A N/A
Expenditure - Raising funds £63.31k N/A N/A N/A N/A
Expenditure - Governance £52.03k N/A N/A N/A N/A
Expenditure - Grants institution £7.28m N/A N/A N/A N/A
Expenditure - Investment management £63.31k N/A N/A N/A N/A
Expenditure - Other £0 N/A N/A N/A N/A

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 31 December 2024 27 May 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2024 Not required
Annual return 31 March 2024 24 December 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 24 December 2024 On time
Annual return 31 March 2023 18 December 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 18 December 2023 On time
Annual return 31 March 2022 21 December 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 21 December 2022 On time
Annual return 31 March 2021 20 December 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 20 December 2021 On time
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Governing document

Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established.
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.

MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 17 JAN 2013

Charitable objects

THE CHARITYS OBJECTS ARE SPECIFICALLY RESTRICTED TO SUCH OBJECTS OR PURPOSES WHICH ARE RECOGNISED AS EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE UNDER THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES.