01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- 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
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 July 2025 | £130,891,542 | £133,697,641 | 278 | 28 April 2026 |
| 31 July 2024 | £135,327,301 | £130,715,513 | 278 | 24 April 2025 |
| 31 July 2023 | £138,220,897 | £138,035,370 | 278 | 22 February 2024 |
| 31 July 2022 | £131,783,000 | £141,817,000 | 278 | 31 January 2023 |
| 31 July 2021 | £139,049,313 | £142,907,229 | 278 | 19 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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