01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC017979
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- Operations cover all or most of Scotland
- Volunteers
- 1-50 volunteers
- Staff
- 7
- Postcode
- EH3 8EG
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
The Scottish Partnership for Palliative Care (SPPC) strives to improve people’s experiences of living with declining health, death, dying and bereavement in Scotland. We bring together health and social care professionals from hospitals, social care services, primary care, hospices and other charities, to find ways of improving people’s experiences of declining health, death, dying and bereavement. We also work to enable communities and individuals to support each other through the hard times which can come with death, dying and bereavement.
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of health
Beneficiaries
- People with disabilities or health problems
- Other defined groups
- Other charities or voluntary bodies
Activities
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
The Scottish Partnership for Palliative Care is an umbrella and representative organisation which, through a collaborative approach, supports and contributes to the development and strategic direction of palliative care in Scotland. The company's objects are to improve the experiences of people in Scotland in relation to declining health, death, dying, and bereavement, including by improving the quality and provision of palliative care and end of life care.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2026 | £726,062 | £498,158 | 7 | 11 June 2026 |
| 31 March 2025 | £486,420 | £501,991 | 7 | 14 July 2025 |
| 31 March 2024 | £503,241 | £512,532 | 7 | 28 October 2024 |
| 31 March 2023 | £640,310 | £516,178 | 7 | 20 December 2023 |
| 31 March 2022 | £574,053 | £433,896 | 7 | 31 December 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
- CBC House, 24 Canning Street, Edinburgh
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.pallativecarescotland.org.uk
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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