01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC019168
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- Operations cover all or most of Scotland
- Volunteers
- 0 volunteers
- Staff
- 8
- Postcode
- EH8 8DL
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
Our Vision is a Scotland where every child and young person thrives through empowered parental engagement. Our Mission is to advance effective parental and family engagement, inclusion, and representation in every early years and school community for the thriving future of Scotland's children and young people. We are an independent charity funded by membership. We do not receive any local authority or government grant funding for our core services. We are pleased to work with partners on specific projects that support parental engagement in education and that deliver results for children and young people. Our Members are a mixture of Parent Councils, Parent Teacher/Staff Associations and other parent groups who pay for membership or have membership paid for them by their local authority. Being a Member of Connect has a wide range of benefits. You can find out more about membership here: https://connect.scot/membership
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of education
- any other purpose that may reasonably be regarded as analogous to any of the preceding purposes
Beneficiaries
- Children or young people
- Other defined groups
Activities
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
The company's objects are:- To advance effective parental and family engagement, inclusion, and representation in every early years and school community for the thriving future of Scotland’s children and young people.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 July 2025 | £340,944 | £319,929 | 8 | 26 November 2025 |
| 31 July 2024 | £257,688 | £218,177 | 8 | 3 February 2025 |
| 31 July 2023 | £245,054 | £204,421 | 8 | 17 November 2023 |
| 31 July 2022 | £232,609 | £200,185 | 8 | 2 December 2022 |
| 31 July 2021 | £227,813 | £232,651 | 8 | 3 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
- The Melting Pot, 15 Calton Road, Edinburgh
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.connect.scot
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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