01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC016293
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- Operations cover all or most of Scotland
- Volunteers
- 1-50 volunteers
- Staff
- 202
- Postcode
- EH6 6NF
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
Sacro is a Scottish community justice organisation which works to deliver life-changing services that empower people, give hope and protection, and help to build safe communities. We provide a wide range of direct, innovative services in community justice and community safety and public protection. All our services are designed to help build safe communities by reducing conflict and offending. We work with a broad range of people including both those harmed by crime and those responsible for that harm. We work with local authorities, the Scottish Government and other 3rd sector funders to help provide services and programmes which address the needs of the community to help support community justice.
Charitable purposes
- the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage
Beneficiaries
- No specific group, or for the benefit of the community
Activities
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
Sacro’s objects are the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage through: • Promoting, developing and delivering initiatives and services to anyone arrested, accused, convicted or imprisoned in relation to a criminal offence, including diversion from prosecution, through-care and community-based orders. • Promoting, developing and delivering initiatives and services to people affected by conflict, anti-social behaviour and crime, including partners, families and victims. • Promoting, developing and delivering services and initiatives to support those at risk of becoming involved in criminal activity to make different choices, including early intervention and diversion. • Promoting, developing and delivering care and support services and initiatives that contribute to people’s safety, or quality of life, or to community cohesion.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £7,202,161 | £6,672,987 | 202 | 23 September 2025 |
| 31 March 2024 | £8,494,407 | £8,380,066 | 202 | 17 September 2024 |
| 31 March 2023 | £9,228,097 | £9,516,559 | 202 | 31 August 2023 |
| 31 March 2022 | £7,987,200 | £8,735,068 | 202 | 27 September 2022 |
| 31 March 2021 | £7,835,553 | £7,885,699 | 202 | 30 September 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
- 112 Commercial Street, Edinburgh
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.sacro.org.uk
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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