01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC030872
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- Overseas only
- Volunteers
- 1-50 volunteers
- Staff
- 0
- Postcode
- EH3 6AT
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
The Foundation’s mission is: To provide advocacy and support for the role of science in international development. To this end the work of the Foundation is chiefly concerned with poverty reduction in developing countries, and the role of science in solving problems, with special regard to the safe applications of modern biotechnology. The major focus is on sub-Saharan Africa.
Charitable purposes
- the prevention or relief of poverty
- the advancement of education
Beneficiaries
- Other defined groups
Activities
- It makes grants, donations, loans, gifts or pensions to individuals
- It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
the relief of poverty and the advancement of education through financial assistance for research and educational activities
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 June 2025 | £7,875 | £8,841 | 0 | 31 March 2026 |
| 30 June 2024 | £15,879 | £15,186 | 0 | 27 March 2025 |
| 30 June 2023 | £56,043 | £18,968 | 0 | 27 March 2024 |
| 30 June 2022 | £0 | £23,587 | 0 | 18 April 2023 |
| 30 June 2021 | £0 | £14,092 | 0 | 29 March 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
- C/o Whitelaw Wells, 9 Ainslie Place, Edinburgh
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.doylefoundation.org
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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