01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC032942
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- Scotland and other parts of the UK
- Volunteers
- 0 volunteers
- Staff
- 0
- Postcode
- EH1 1YZ
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
Bank of Scotland Foundation is an independent charity, funded annually by Lloyds Banking Group ('LBG'). Its mission is to help build a brighter future for Scotland by supporting small charities working with people in vulnerable circumstances e.g. people experiencing poverty, homelessness, poor mental health or those with limited English language skills. The Foundation distributes funds through: (i) Grants Programmes: multi-year, unrestricted funding for charities supporting vulnerable groups (ii) Matched Giving Programme: matching fundraising and volunteering efforts of LBG colleagues in Scotland. The Foundation’s current five-year strategy focuses on: (i) Flexibility: Offering unrestricted, multi-year funding. (ii) Collaboration: Partnering with LBG for strategic support and volunteering. (iii) Influence: Championing charities and raising awareness of challenges faced by vulnerable people. (iv) Continuous Improvement: Listening, learning, and evaluating to enhance impact.
Charitable purposes
- the prevention or relief of poverty
- the advancement of education
- the advancement of health
- the saving of lives
- the advancement of citizenship or community development
- the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science
- the advancement of public participation in sport
- the provision of recreational facilities, or the organisation of recreational activities, with the object of improving the conditions of life for the persons for whom the facilities or activities are primarily intended
- the advancement of human rights, conflict resolution or reconciliation
- the promotion of religious or racial harmony
- the promotion of equality and diversity
- the advancement of environmental protection or improvement
- the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage
- any other purpose that may reasonably be regarded as analogous to any of the preceding purposes
Beneficiaries
- Other defined groups
- Other charities or voluntary bodies
Activities
- It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations
Constitutional objectives
'the prevention or relief of poverty', 'the advancement of education', 'the advancement of health', 'the saving of lives', 'the advancement of citizenship or community development' ,'the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science', 'the advancement of public participation in sport', 'the provision of recreational facilities, or the organisation of recreational activities, with the object of improving the conditions of life for the persons for whom the facilities or activities are primarily intended', 'the advancement of human rights, conflict resolution or reconciliation', 'the promotion of religious or racial harmony', 'the promotion of equality and diversity', 'the advancement of environmental protection or improvement', 'the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage', 'any other purpose that may reasonably be regarded as analogous to any of the preceding purposes'.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | £7,963,851 | £8,270,608 | 0 | 4 August 2026 |
| 31 December 2024 | £7,455,724 | £7,292,924 | 0 | 28 August 2025 |
| 31 December 2023 | £5,440,931 | £4,409,142 | 0 | 3 July 2024 |
| 31 December 2022 | £4,744,040 | £5,485,683 | 0 | 3 July 2023 |
| 31 December 2021 | £5,310,769 | £5,488,818 | 0 | 1 September 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
- The Mound, Edinburgh
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.bankofscotlandfoundation.org
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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