01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC015662
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- Operations cover all or most of Scotland
- Volunteers
- 0 volunteers
- Staff
- 0
- Postcode
- EH3 9DN
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
Provide resources to support education and development for registered nurses and midwives resident and working in Scotland. Funding supports educational development opportunities and small-scale quality improvement projects for practitioners working in different health and care settings.
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of education
Beneficiaries
- Other defined groups
Activities
- It makes grants, donations, loans, gifts or pensions to individuals
Constitutional objectives
The General Nursing Council for Scotland (Education) Fund 1983 ('the Fund') was set up by the National Board for Nursing, Midwifery and Health Visiting for Scotland as a perpetual fund for the purposes of the provision of financial support for studies related to nurse (including midwife and those nursing within the social care sector) education. the provision of research grants for projects related to nurse (including midwife and those nursing within the social care sector) education. the provision and development of reference library facilities for the profession. and the funding of study tours (which shall hereinafter be defined as 'the Charitable Purposes') which purposes must be a charitable purpose in terms of the Charity and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act 2005 and also in terms of any UK taxing/statutes).
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £30,890 | £64,991 | 0 | 18 December 2025 |
| 31 March 2024 | £128,423 | £71,656 | 0 | 12 December 2024 |
| 31 March 2023 | £27,200 | £56,693 | 0 | 7 December 2023 |
| 31 March 2022 | £25,196 | £34,372 | 0 | 21 December 2022 |
| 31 March 2021 | £29,825 | £28,050 | 0 | 23 December 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
- Westport 102, West Port, Edinburgh
- Website supplied to OSCR
- Not supplied
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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