OSCR Scottish charity profile

Edinburgh Hospital Broadcasting Service

ActiveCharity number SC011774
Registered12 January 1965
Main locationCity of Edinburgh
Legal formCompany (the charity is registered with Companies House)

01 Identity

Scottish charity record

Snapshot 25 August 2026
OSCR charity number
SC011774
Status
Active
Regulatory type
Standard
Designated religious body
No
Geographical spread
Wider, but within one local authority area
Volunteers
1-50 volunteers
Staff
0
Postcode
EH4 2XU

02 Purpose and work

What the charity exists to do

Provide entertainment, education and information to patients and staff in hospitals through radio programmes

Charitable purposes

  • the advancement of health

Beneficiaries

  • People with disabilities or health problems

Activities

  • It carries out activities or services itself

Constitutional objectives

The Company’s objects are:- (i) to provide entertainment, education and information for patients and staff in hospitals and like establishments by means of radio programmes. to maintain operation independent of outside influence.

03 Annual returns

Income and expenditure history

5 periods
Year endIncomeExpenditureStaffReturn received
31 December 2025£8,422£5,749024 July 2026
31 December 2024£6,810£7,634013 June 2025
31 December 2023£6,474£6,72702 September 2024
31 December 2022£10,059£9,215026 May 2023
31 December 2021£7,866£7,773014 April 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
Western General Hospital, Crewe Road South, Edinburgh
Website supplied to OSCR
www.reddotradio.co.uk
Parent charity
Not supplied

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05 Provenance

Source for this profile

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