--- title: "The Upper Donside Charitable Trust — charity SC042390 | CharityCompare" description: "The Upper Donside Charitable Trust (charity SC042390): income £8,232 (2025). Registration, activities, accounts and official sources." source: https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/the-upper-donside-charitable-trust retrieved: 2026-10-11T05:29:49.253Z date_note: "Retrieval time is not the filing, register-extract or editorial-review date; cite those dates from the content." license: "Charity data © Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0" --- Registered charity · No. SC042390Trust (founding document is a deed of trust) (other than educational endowment) UD # The Upper Donside Charitable Trust Independent profile · Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator (OSCR) data The Upper Donside Charitable Trust is a registered charity in Scotland. Its register classifications include the advancement of education, the advancement of citizenship or community development, the provision of recreational facilities, or the organisation of recreational activities, with the object of improving the conditions of life for the persons for whom the facilities or activities are primarily intended. Register extract 2026-10-04 · Not yet rated [Check official registration](https://www.oscr.org.uk/about-charities/search-the-register/charity-details?number=SC042390) Work at The Upper Donside Charitable Trust? [Claim this profile free](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/claim?charity=the-upper-donside-charitable-trust&type=claim&name=The%20Upper%20Donside%20Charitable%20Trust) to add your own description, logo and links. At a glance · official register ## What are the key facts about The Upper Donside Charitable Trust? Reported income · year ending 2025-03-31 £8,232 Reported spending · year ending 2025-03-31 £11,021 Registered charity number SC042390 Status in source extract Registered Charity type Trust (founding document is a deed of trust) (other than educational endowment) Register contact address detail (not service area) Aberdeenshire Quick answer The Upper Donside Charitable Trust (number SC042390) 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 The Upper Donside Charitable Trust do? Objectives of the trust 1. To support and benefit the Upper Donside Community, being the area marked within a red line on a map held by the Trust`s secretary. This is, generally, the area served by the Strathdon Medical services. 2. The advancement of education and, in particular, to support schools within the Upper Donside Community by providing funds for books, equipment, outings and such other activities as shall be charitable in law and the Trustees shall consider relevant. 3. The advancement of citizenship and community development. 4. The organization of recreational activities with the… Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04. From the annual return ## Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for The Upper Donside Charitable Trust Answers The Upper Donside Charitable Trust gave in its annual return to the OSCR for the year ending 31 March 2025, plus its register entry. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”. ### Registration details Registered as a charity 17 June 2011 Where it says it operates Aberdeenshire ## What causes is The Upper Donside Charitable Trust registered for? the advancement of educationthe advancement of citizenship or community developmentthe provision of recreational facilities, or the organisation of recreational activities, with the object of improving the conditions of life for the persons for whom the facilities or activities are primarily intended ## Why is there no Clarity Score for The Upper Donside Charitable Trust yet? Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score The Upper Donside Charitable Trust. An unrated profile is a gap in our assessment, not a negative judgement about the charity. The register facts and available annual-return disclosures above remain useful. Payment never influences a rating. 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Search SC042390 on the Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator (OSCR) register or on CharityCompare. Confirm the registered name matches the organisation asking for money — scammers sometimes reuse real charity numbers. What does The Upper Donside Charitable Trust do? Objectives of the trust 1. To support and benefit the Upper Donside Community, being the area marked within a red line on a map held by the Trust`s secretary. This is, generally, the area served by the Strathdon Medical services. 2. The advancement of education and, in particular, to support schools within the Upper Donside Community by providing funds for books, equipment, outings and such other activities as shall be charitable in law and the Trustees shall consider relevant. 3. The advancement of citizenship and community development. 4. The organization of recreational activities with the… Does The Upper Donside Charitable Trust have reviews and complaints? CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for The Upper Donside Charitable Trust. This basic profile confirms registration and register facts. Rated charities also show a filing-based Clarity Score. For formal complaints, contact the Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator (OSCR) or the Fundraising Regulator as appropriate. How can I donate to The Upper Donside Charitable Trust? The Upper Donside Charitable Trust does not list a website in its register entry. Its official OSCR entry lists its contact details — CharityCompare never processes donations. When was The Upper Donside Charitable Trust registered as a charity? The Upper Donside Charitable Trust was entered on the register on 17 June 2011. Source: Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator (OSCR) register extract dated 2026-10-04, used under the [Open Government Licence v3.0](https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/). Always verify current details on the [official register entry](https://www.oscr.org.uk/about-charities/search-the-register/charity-details?number=SC042390).