01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC005751
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- Operations cover all or most of Scotland
- Volunteers
- 1-50 volunteers
- Staff
- 8
- Postcode
- EH1 2EL
OSCR note: The SCIO was incorporated on 30 August 2012 as a result of a change to SCIO application by The Queen's Nursing Institute Scotland SC005751 which was an Unincorporated Association registered as a charity since 12 September 1915.
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
Our purpose is the improvement of health with a focus on prevention and social justice. We do this by supporting nurses and midwives in Scotland to enable individuals, families and communities to maintain or improve their health. We provide professional development opportunities that enable participants to strengthen their abilities to advocate for the marginalised and excluded. We issue long service awards for registered nurses and midwives who have worked in community settings 21 years or more. We advocate for community nursing and midwifery careers to promote understanding of the particular contribution these professions make to health and social care provision in Scotland. We provide support and friendship to retired Queen’s Nurses who trained prior to 1969, remaining proud of their legacy.
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of health
Beneficiaries
- No specific group, or for the benefit of the community
Activities
- It makes grants, donations, loans, gifts or pensions to individuals
- It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
The purpose of the SCIO is the improvement of health with a focus on prevention and social justice. We do this through supporting nurses and midwives whose roles within Scotland’s communities enable individuals, families and communities to maintain or improve their health.”
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Total income | Donations | Charitable activities income | Trading income | Investment income | Other income | Total expenditure | Raising funds | Charitable activities spending | Other spending | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £480,308 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £696,037 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 8 | 27 November 2025 |
| 31 March 2024 | £405,980 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £842,349 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 8 | 22 November 2024 |
| 31 March 2023 | £600,844 | £27,497 | £217,752 | £14,010 | £341,585 | £0 | £828,187 | £47,511 | £780,676 | £0 | 8 | 21 November 2023 |
| 31 March 2022 | £639,752 | £85,571 | £229,394 | £7,760 | £317,027 | £0 | £722,496 | £56,724 | £665,772 | £0 | 8 | 27 October 2022 |
| 31 March 2021 | £532,056 | £36,604 | £215,482 | £0 | £279,970 | £0 | £609,058 | £47,483 | £561,575 | £0 | 8 | 9 December 2021 |
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
- 31 Castle Terrace, Edinburgh
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.qnis.org.uk
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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