01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC021215
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- More than one local authority area in Scotland
- Volunteers
- 1-50 volunteers
- Staff
- 597
- Postcode
- KW14 7EE
OSCR note: Previous name - Board Of Management Of The North Highland College from 01/04/1993 to 23/08/2023
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
UHI North, West and Hebrides is an anchor institution within the Highlands and Islands, delivering further and higher education, research and knowledge exchange across 19 campuses and learning centres spanning the North and West Highlands, Skye and the Outer Hebrides.
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of education
Beneficiaries
- Children or young people
- Older People
- People with disabilities or health problems
- People with a particular ethnic or racial origin
- Other defined groups
- No specific group, or for the benefit of the community
- Other charities or voluntary bodies
Activities
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
The advancement of education.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 July 2025 | £24,956,000 | £28,838,000 | 597 | 11 May 2026 |
| 31 July 2024 | £25,452,000 | £30,439,000 | 597 | 8 May 2026 |
| 31 July 2023 | £11,333,000 | £14,255,000 | 597 | 9 April 2025 |
| 31 July 2022 | £11,666,000 | £13,405,000 | 597 | 1 May 2023 |
| 31 July 2021 | £11,478,000 | £12,245,000 | 597 | 28 April 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
- UHI North, West and Hebrides, Ormlie Road, Thurso, Caithness
- Website supplied to OSCR
- https://www.nwh.uhi.ac.uk/en/
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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