OSCR Scottish charity profile

University of the Highlands and Islands

ActiveCharity number SC022228
Registered24 December 1993
Main locationHighland
Legal formCompany (the charity is registered with Companies House)

01 Identity

Scottish charity record

Snapshot 25 August 2026
OSCR charity number
SC022228
Status
Active
Regulatory type
Standard
Designated religious body
No
Geographical spread
More than one local authority area in Scotland
Volunteers
1-50 volunteers
Staff
278
Postcode
IV2

02 Purpose and work

What the charity exists to do

The University of the Highlands and Islands (UHI) is a tertiary university partnership with degree and research awarding powers. UHI was founded to provide a regional University which would deliver high-quality education tailored to the unique needs and characteristics of the Highlands and Islands, Moray and Perthshire, fostering economic, cultural, and social development.

Charitable purposes

  • the advancement of education
  • any other purpose that may reasonably be regarded as analogous to any of the preceding purposes

Beneficiaries

  • No specific group, or for the benefit of the community

Activities

  • It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations
  • It carries out activities or services itself

Constitutional objectives

''The object for which the Company is established is the advancement of education

03 Annual returns

Income and expenditure history

5 periods
Year endIncomeExpenditureStaffReturn received
31 July 2025£130,891,542£133,697,64127828 April 2026
31 July 2024£135,327,301£130,715,51327824 April 2025
31 July 2023£138,220,897£138,035,37027822 February 2024
31 July 2022£131,783,000£141,817,00027831 January 2023
31 July 2021£139,049,313£142,907,22927819 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 House, Old Perth Road, Inverness
Website supplied to OSCR
www.uhi.ac.uk
Parent charity
Not supplied

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05 Provenance

Source for this profile

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