01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC026180
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- More than one local authority area in Scotland
- Volunteers
- 1-50 volunteers
- Staff
- 3
- Postcode
- EH8 9TA
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
SWAP East is a partnership of fourteen colleges and twelve universities in the East of Scotland. Our function is “to promote the advancement of adults into education, with a particular focus on those from widening access backgrounds'. We use tailored, quality-approved, access programmes delivered by college partners across a broad curriculum to support the progression of adults with few or no qualifications into higher education. We promote and facilitate access to higher education for adult learners, providing quality-assured programmes, tailored to the needs of adult learners that deliver dedicated pathways into higher education. We develop the abilities of our students through the provision of tailored information, advice and guidance (IAG) before, during and after their time as a SWAP student and advocate for adult learners within the Scottish Education sector, promoting their success to highlight related social justice, equality and diversity issues.
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of education
Beneficiaries
- Other defined groups
Activities
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
The aim of the group will be to promote the advancement of adults into education, with a focus on adults from widening access backgrounds, by means of access programmes specifically tailored to enable them to progress onto higher education. In furtherance of this aim we may/shall: 2.1 Continue to work as a partnership of colleges and universities to promote the education of adults and to work with and alongside other organisations committed to adult education. 2.2 Provide accessibility of educational opportunities for adults to move in to higher education by means of coherent, effective pathways and quality programmes. 2.3 Promote the success of SWAP students and develop their talents to help SWAP’s work in widening access to education. 2.4 Highlight social justice and work with wider initiatives to promote equality and diversity within further and higher education.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 July 2025 | £145,060 | £146,019 | 3 | 29 April 2026 |
| 31 July 2024 | £138,000 | £132,225 | 3 | 23 January 2025 |
| 31 July 2023 | £132,000 | £133,102 | 3 | 29 February 2024 |
| 31 July 2022 | £132,000 | £132,493 | 3 | 13 December 2022 |
| 31 July 2021 | £134,000 | £132,628 | 3 | 23 December 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
- 5 Roxburgh Street, Edinburgh
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.swap-east.ed.ac.uk
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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