Registered charity · No. SC037877Trust (founding document is a deed of trust) (other than educational endowment)
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Aberdeen & District Transport Preservation Trust
Independent profile · Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator (OSCR) data
Aberdeen & District Transport Preservation Trust is a registered charity in Scotland. Its register classifications include the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science.
Aberdeen & District Transport Preservation Trust (number SC037877) is listed as registered in the OSCR snapshot used here. Check the live register for its current position. Registration does not authenticate a particular fundraising appeal or establish the impact of a donation.
What does Aberdeen & District Transport Preservation Trust do?
To advance and promote the education of the general public, without distinction of sex or of political, religious or other opinions by bringing together, holding, adequately housing, maintaining, preserving, conserving and documenting a collection of buses, coaches, trams or other means or methods of public conveyance and/or their means of operation and any other equipment, machines, engines or contraptions or anything ancillary or related to, or which would be of interest alongside, any of the foregoing and being of historical, artistic scientific, regional or local importance ('the Collecti…
Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04.
From the annual return
Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for Aberdeen & District Transport Preservation Trust
Answers Aberdeen & District Transport Preservation Trust gave in its annual return to the OSCR for the year ending 31 August 2025, plus its register entry. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”.
Where does Aberdeen & District Transport Preservation Trust's money come from?
Aberdeen & District Transport Preservation Trust reported £15k total income for the year ending 31 August 2025. The largest sources were charitable activities £9,678 (65%), investments £5,285 (35%).
Charitable activities (fees and contracts)£9,678 · 65%
Investments£5,285 · 35%
Registration details
Registered as a charity
Where it says it operates
Aberdeen
What causes is Aberdeen & District Transport Preservation Trust registered for?
the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science
Why is there no Clarity Score for Aberdeen & District Transport Preservation Trust yet?
Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score Aberdeen & District Transport Preservation Trust.
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Is Aberdeen & District Transport Preservation Trust a legitimate charity?
The register data used for this profile lists Aberdeen & District Transport Preservation Trust as a registered charity (number SC037877) with the Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator (OSCR). Check the current register entry. A real charity number does not verify a fundraiser or appeal, and registration is not an impact rating.
What is Aberdeen & District Transport Preservation Trust's charity number?
Aberdeen & District Transport Preservation Trust's charity number is SC037877. Check that number on the OSCR register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate.
How do I check charity number SC037877?
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What does Aberdeen & District Transport Preservation Trust do?
To advance and promote the education of the general public, without distinction of sex or of political, religious or other opinions by bringing together, holding, adequately housing, maintaining, preserving, conserving and documenting a collection of buses, coaches, trams or other means or methods of public conveyance and/or their means of operation and any other equipment, machines, engines or contraptions or anything ancillary or related to, or which would be of interest alongside, any of the foregoing and being of historical, artistic scientific, regional or local importance ('the Collecti…
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How can I donate to Aberdeen & District Transport Preservation Trust?
Aberdeen & District Transport Preservation Trust's website listed in our register data is http://thebuscollectionatalford.co.uk. Verify it against the current register before donating. CharityCompare does not process donations or take a commission; the charity's payment provider may charge fees.
Where does Aberdeen & District Transport Preservation Trust's money come from?
Aberdeen & District Transport Preservation Trust reported £15k total income for the year ending 31 August 2025. The largest sources were charitable activities £9,678 (65%), investments £5,285 (35%).
When was Aberdeen & District Transport Preservation Trust registered as a charity?
Aberdeen & District Transport Preservation Trust was entered on the register on 1 March 2007.