01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC003072
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- UK and overseas
- Volunteers
- 1-50 volunteers
- Staff
- 6
- Postcode
- EH2 4BJ
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
The company's principal activity during the year was the running of fair trade shops in Edinburgh, focused on offering goods from developing countries, with the object of promoting fair trading relationships and encouraging co-operative development in order to create employment and relieve poverty. In parallel with the trading activity, the company has an educational objective to promote fair trade and related development issues, and an environmental objective to promote sustainable development.
Charitable purposes
- the prevention or relief of poverty
- the advancement of environmental protection or improvement
Beneficiaries
- No specific group, or for the benefit of the community
Activities
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
4. The company’s objects are: (1) the relief of poverty, particularly in developing countries through fair and ethical trade (2) the advancement of environmental improvement through the promotion of sustainable development, both here and in developing countries
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2026 | £359,493 | £347,448 | 6 | 21 July 2026 |
| 31 March 2025 | £334,223 | £329,591 | 6 | 26 September 2025 |
| 31 March 2024 | £320,921 | £312,735 | 6 | 3 October 2024 |
| 31 March 2023 | £272,985 | £268,064 | 6 | 27 July 2023 |
| 31 March 2022 | £248,801 | £242,418 | 6 | 6 September 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
- One World Shop, St John's Church, Princes Street, Edinburgh, Edinburgh and east central Scotland
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.oneworldshop.co.uk
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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