01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC022140
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- UK and overseas
- Volunteers
- over 250 volunteers
- Staff
- 66
- Postcode
- PA33 1AR
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
Mary's Meals fundraises to raise funds to serve nutritious meals to children living in the world's poorest countries. The promise of a good meal attracts these hungry children to school, giving them energy to learn and hope for a better future.
Charitable purposes
- the prevention or relief of poverty
- the advancement of education
- the advancement of health
- the saving of lives
- the advancement of citizenship or community development
- the advancement of human rights, conflict resolution or reconciliation
- the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage
- any other purpose that may reasonably be regarded as analogous to any of the preceding purposes
Beneficiaries
- Children or young people
- Older People
- People with disabilities or health problems
Activities
- It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
The Company's objects are: (i) (a) To provide a daily meal, in a place of education, for children in the world's poorest communities. (b) To provide relief for those suffering, in any part of the world, as a result of humanitarian crises or poverty, to help people escape poverty and to provide care for orphaned, abandoned and vulnerable children. (c) To raise awareness in the UK and worldwide of poverty issues through education
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | £22,517,662 | £21,883,556 | 66 | 9 July 2026 |
| 31 December 2024 | £19,926,026 | £20,300,550 | 66 | 22 September 2025 |
| 31 December 2023 | £23,732,576 | £24,553,307 | 66 | 16 September 2024 |
| 31 December 2022 | £19,137,498 | £18,760,528 | 66 | 9 June 2023 |
| 31 December 2021 | £18,437,053 | £18,260,140 | 66 | 29 June 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
- Craig Lodge, Dalmally, Argyll
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.marysmeals.org.uk
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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