01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC009609
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- Operations cover all or most of Scotland
- Volunteers
- 101-250 volunteers
- Staff
- 22
- Postcode
- EH12 9EB
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
Vision – Sport and physical activity in Scotland is welcoming and inclusive for participants with a disability. Mission - Through strong leadership and effective partnerships, SDS will engage and sustain participants, support athlete progression and influence change. Values - Inclusive, Respect, Integrity, Ambitious
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of public participation in sport
Beneficiaries
- People with disabilities or health problems
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 object of the Company is (having regard to the basic principles of the Council of Europe Code of Ethics, i.e. that the ethical considerations leading to fair play are integral and not optional elements of all sports activity, sports policy and management and apply to all levels of ability and commitment including recreational as well as competitive sport) to advance the education of and promote the welfare of people with a physical, sensory or learning disability by promoting the provisions of facilities to enable disabled people to participate in sport and other physical recreation, in the interest of social welfare, so that their conditions of life may be improved in a manner which is now or hereafter may be deemed by law to be charitable.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £1,166,283 | £1,156,369 | 22 | 19 November 2025 |
| 31 March 2024 | £1,067,514 | £1,066,237 | 22 | 10 December 2024 |
| 31 March 2023 | £967,322 | £1,072,558 | 22 | 6 November 2023 |
| 31 March 2022 | £849,068 | £815,901 | 22 | 2 December 2022 |
| 31 March 2021 | £807,655 | £745,948 | 22 | 19 November 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
- First Floor, Forthstone House, 56 South Gyle Crescent, Edinburgh
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.scottishdisabilitysport.com
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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