01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC006467
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- Operations cover all or most of Scotland
- Volunteers
- over 250 volunteers
- Staff
- 419
- Postcode
- KY11 8RY
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
We are an animal welfare charity set up to prevent cruelty to animals throughout Scotland. We do this by exercising our statutory powers to investigate and prosecute individuals involved in animal cruelty. educating members of the public. and caring for domestic animals and wildlife with a view to rehoming/releasing them. We work with Scottish Government to provide advice for and campaign for changes to the law to offer better protection to animals.
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of education
- the advancement of animal welfare
Beneficiaries
- No specific group, or for the benefit of the community
Activities
- It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
2.1 The objects of the company are to prevent cruelty to animals and to encourage kindness and humanity in their treatment. 2.2 For the purposes of the Charities Act the following Charitable Purposes are relevant and for the purposes of the Charities Act are the Charitable Purposes identified as applicable from section 7 of the Charities Act: - 2.2.1 the advancement of animal welfare. and 2.2.2 the advancement of education in relation to animal welfare. 2.3 For the purposes of the Taxes Acts the provisions set out in articles 2.1 to 2.2 inclusive shall be read together to ensure the Charitable Purposes of the Company are compliant with the Taxes Act’
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 December 2025 | £19,067,000 | £17,076,000 | £793,000 | £36,000 | £420,000 | £742,000 | £24,760,000 | £2,618,000 | £8,853,000 | £13,289,000 | 419 | 8 September 2026 |
| 31 December 2024 | £23,598,000 | £21,941,000 | £841,000 | £119,000 | £488,000 | £209,000 | £22,764,000 | £2,346,000 | £20,418,000 | £0 | 419 | 25 August 2025 |
| 31 December 2023 | £20,960,000 | £19,061,000 | £667,000 | £158,000 | £533,000 | £541,000 | £22,546,000 | £1,949,000 | £20,597,000 | £0 | 419 | 3 September 2024 |
| 31 December 2022 | £16,612,000 | £15,520,000 | £427,000 | £163,000 | £502,000 | £0 | £18,907,000 | £1,342,000 | £17,565,000 | £0 | 419 | 14 August 2023 |
| 31 December 2021 | £18,104,000 | £16,600,000 | £359,000 | £171,000 | £498,000 | £476,000 | £15,948,000 | £1,375,000 | £14,573,000 | £0 | 419 | 2 August 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
- Kingseat Road, Halbeath, Dunfermline, Fife
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.scottishspca.org
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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