01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC012302
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- UK and overseas
- Volunteers
- 101-250 volunteers
- Staff
- 41
- Postcode
- G1 4JY
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
• The relief of poverty throughout the world by the promotion of such works and development project as are considered appropriate means of relieving poverty throughout the world. • The advancement of education throughout the world. • The relief and prevention sickness, disease and physical or mental disability throughout the world • The relief and assistance of people in any part of the word who are victims or ware or natural disaster. • The furtherance of such other charitable purposes of a similar nature anywhere in the world as the directors may consider appropriate from time to time.
Charitable purposes
- the prevention or relief of poverty
- the advancement of education
- the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage
Beneficiaries
- Children or young people
- Older People
- People with disabilities or health problems
- Other charities or voluntary bodies
Activities
- It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
4.1 the relief of poverty throughout the world by the promotion of such works and development projects as are considered appropriate means of relieving poverty throughout the world. 4.2 the advancement of education throughout the world. 4.3 the relief and prevention of sickness, disease and physical or mental disability throughout the world. 4.4 the relief and assistance of people in any part of the world who are victims of war or natural disaster. . 4.5 the furtherance of such other charitable purposes of a similar nature anywhere in the world as the directors may consider appropriate from time to time.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | £8,102,000 | £8,153,000 | 41 | 27 July 2026 |
| 31 December 2024 | £9,310,000 | £9,528,000 | 41 | 25 June 2025 |
| 31 December 2023 | £8,643,000 | £9,204,000 | 41 | 24 September 2024 |
| 31 December 2022 | £7,408,000 | £8,301,000 | 41 | 28 September 2023 |
| 31 December 2021 | £7,885,000 | £7,910,000 | 41 | 22 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
- Archdiocese of Glasgow, Floor 3, 196 Clyde Street, Glasgow
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.sciaf.org.uk
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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