01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC002750
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- UK and overseas
- Volunteers
- 0 volunteers
- Staff
- 516
- Postcode
- EH21 6UU
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
The objects for which the University is established are to provide education and learning of all types, to provide facilities for and encourage and undertake study and research, to encourage the advancement, development and dissemination of knowledge and to encourage and provide facilities for design, development, consultancy and testing.
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of education
- the advancement of health
- the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science
Beneficiaries
- No specific group, or for the benefit of the community
Activities
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
The objects for which the University is established are to provide education and learning of all types, to provide facilities for and encourage and undertake study and research, to encourage the advancement, development and dissemination of knowledge and to encourage and provide facilities for design, development, consultancy and testing.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 July 2025 | £52,958,000 | £56,174,000 | 516 | 24 April 2026 |
| 31 July 2024 | £54,126,000 | £51,002,000 | 516 | 31 January 2025 |
| 31 July 2023 | £51,117,069 | £50,955,173 | 516 | 1 April 2024 |
| 31 July 2022 | £48,317,000 | £48,723,000 | 516 | 16 February 2023 |
| 31 July 2021 | £44,030,196 | £45,882,242 | 516 | 25 March 2022 |
Figures are those reported by the charity and supplied in the OSCR bulk download. Blank facts remain distinct from zero.
04 Contact record
Principal office or trustees address
- Address supplied to OSCR
- Queen Margaret University, Queen Margaret University Drive, Musselburgh, East Lothian
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.qmu.ac.uk
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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