OSCR Scottish charity profile

PBC Foundation (UK) Limited

ActiveCharity number SC025619
Registered4 December 1996
Main locationCity of Edinburgh
Legal formCompany (the charity is registered with Companies House)

01 Identity

Scottish charity record

Snapshot 25 August 2026
OSCR charity number
SC025619
Status
Active
Regulatory type
Standard
Designated religious body
No
Geographical spread
UK and overseas
Volunteers
1-50 volunteers
Staff
8
Postcode
KY11 3BZ

02 Purpose and work

What the charity exists to do

The PBC Foundation is the only UK organisation exclusively dedicated to providing support and information to those affected by Primary Biliary Cholangitis, a rare, progressive and autoimmune liver condition with no known cause or cure. We apply to grant making bodies and trusts, undertake fundraising and receive donations to help us provide information and support services to those living with the condition.

Charitable purposes

  • the advancement of education
  • the advancement of health

Beneficiaries

  • 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 relief of persons suffering from the condition known as Primary Biliary Cholangitis by the setting up and organisation of support groups for the benefit of such persons and their families and by the provision of information about the condition and its treatment.

03 Annual returns

Income and expenditure history

5 periods
Year endIncomeExpenditureStaffReturn received
31 December 2024£964,670£852,78487 October 2025
31 December 2023£679,197£775,841830 September 2024
31 December 2022£586,060£447,69085 February 2024
31 December 2021£358,108£328,595821 September 2022
31 December 2020£384,325£325,57288 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
Unit 1 Dunfermline Business Centre , Izatt Avenue, Dunfermline, Fife
Website supplied to OSCR
www.pbcfoundation.org.uk
Parent charity
Not supplied

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05 Provenance

Source for this profile

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