01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC014096
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- Operations cover all or most of Scotland
- Volunteers
- over 250 volunteers
- Staff
- 78
- Postcode
- EH7 4HR
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
The Earl Haig Fund Scotland is part of the Royal British Legion group of charities, supporting those in Scotland who have served in the Armed Forces and their dependants. It raises funds and relies on the commitment of individual volunteers, volunteer groups and other ex-service organisations to meet these needs. The Fund supports both former and serving members of the Armed Forces, as well as their families, by addressing issues connected to their service and assisting those facing challenges in transitioning from military to civilian life.
Charitable purposes
- the prevention or relief of poverty
- the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage
Beneficiaries
- Older People
- People with disabilities or health problems
- Other charities or voluntary bodies
Activities
- It makes grants, donations, loans, gifts or pensions to individuals
- It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations
Constitutional objectives
To relieve suffering, hardship and distress and to promote the relief of need and to promote education among (a) Men or women who have at any time served with any branch of the naval, military and air forces of the Crown and allied nursing services and who are resident in Scotland or were born in Scotland or were domiciled there when they joined the forces of the Crown and@) Wives, widows, husbands, widowers, children and dependants of any of the aforementioned persons who are resident in Scotland or were domiciled there at the time of the death of the member of the forces of the Crown or allied nursing services with whom they were connected by making grants of money loans, guarantees and generally by any other financial methods and generally by aiding, assisting and promoting the benefit of all such persons in any manner which is charitable.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 September 2025 | £6,656,000 | £6,390,000 | 78 | 26 June 2026 |
| 30 September 2024 | £4,947,000 | £6,885,000 | 78 | 25 June 2025 |
| 30 September 2023 | £4,430,000 | £6,805,000 | 78 | 19 June 2024 |
| 30 September 2022 | £5,699,000 | £7,113,000 | 78 | 29 June 2023 |
| 30 September 2021 | £7,382,000 | £8,000,000 | 78 | 28 November 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
- New Haig House, Logie Green Road, Edinburgh
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.poppyscotland.org.uk
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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