01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC023039
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- Operations cover all or most of Scotland
- Volunteers
- 1-50 volunteers
- Staff
- 0
- Postcode
- EH3 8HE
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
The purpose of the charity is to provide public benefit in Scotland and elsewhere by enabling member charities to fundraise together under one umbrella title. The member charities are Epilepsy Scotland. Erskine. OneKind. Spina Bifida Hydrocephalus Scotland and The Society of Antiquaries of Scotland. The main activity of the Charity is income generation through payroll giving.
Charitable purposes
- any other purpose that may reasonably be regarded as analogous to any of the preceding purposes
Beneficiaries
- Other charities or voluntary bodies
Activities
- It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations
Constitutional objectives
The Company is established for Charitable Purposes only with the intention of providing public benefit in Scotland and elsewhere.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2024 | £18,325 | £20,528 | 0 | 23 September 2025 |
| 31 December 2023 | £21,351 | £31,753 | 0 | 30 September 2024 |
| 31 December 2022 | £28,430 | £28,478 | 0 | 21 September 2023 |
| 31 December 2021 | £32,476 | £26,770 | 0 | 29 September 2022 |
| 31 December 2020 | £40,416 | £36,833 | 0 | 27 September 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
- Lindsays, Caledonian Exchange, 19a Canning Street, Edinburgh
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.bigheartedscotland.org
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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