OSCR Scottish charity profile

Opito Global Educational Trust

ActiveCharity number SC032948
Registered14 March 2002
Main locationAberdeenshire
Legal formCompany (the charity is registered with Companies House)

01 Identity

Scottish charity record

Snapshot 4 November 2026
OSCR charity number
SC032948
Status
Active
Regulatory type
Standard
Designated religious body
No
Geographical spread
Scotland and other parts of the UK
Volunteers
0 volunteers
Staff
0
Postcode
AB12 4QL
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OSCR note: Previous legal name Offshore Training Foundation from 14 March 2002 to 24 September 2026.

02 Purpose and work

What the charity exists to do

• To provide funding support for the development and implementation of innovative learning initiatives across all sectors of the oil and gas industry and wider energy sector • To provide funding through donations without seeking ownership • To promote the uptake of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) relating to aspects of the energy industry across the learning supply chain e.g. schools, colleges and universities • To inform the general public on the careers and opportunities that exist within the energy industry • The charity has a general aim of supporting innovative ideas relating to skills, education, workforce development, training and standards

Charitable purposes

  • the advancement of education
  • the promotion of equality and diversity

Beneficiaries

  • No specific group, or for the benefit of the community

Activities

  • It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations
  • It carries out activities or services itself

Constitutional objectives

3.1. The charitable purposes of the Trust are: 3.1.1. To advance education, in particular, by: a. supporting the development and delivery of high-quality education, training, and competence frameworks relevant to safety-critical industries and to oversee the compliance of such frameworks and standards for the public benefit. b. improving access to skills development for the public benefit, particularly for individuals entering, re-entering, or progressing within the workforce, including those from underrepresented or disadvantaged groups. c. supporting workforce development for the public benefit, particularly within the energy sector, through the provision and support of education, training, and skills programmes that improve employability, workforce resilience and participation in evolving labour markets. d. collating research into skills, training, and workforce needs, and to disseminate the useful results of such research to inform policy, practice, and alignment between skills provision and labour market demand. e. collaborating and supporting partnerships between education providers, industry, government, and other stakeholders to enhance education, skills development, and workforce capability. f. advancing public safety and promoting competence by supporting education and training that enhances safety, competence and risk reduction for workers and the wider public in safety-critical industries and verifies same through maintenance of global training repository. and 3.1.2. To advance equality and diversity for the public benefit by promoting inclusive access to education, training, and employment opportunities, and supporting the participation and progression of underrepresented groups

03 Annual returns

Income and expenditure history

5 periods
Year endTotal incomeDonationsCharitable activities incomeTrading incomeInvestment incomeOther incomeTotal expenditureRaising fundsCharitable activities spendingOther spendingStaffReturn received
31 December 2025£12,234,898£0£0£12,119,913£84,256£30,729£13,774,212£13,990£928,804£12,831,418027 August 2026
31 December 2024£12,799,640£0£0£12,047,127£129,075£623,438£14,513,260£18,341£1,544,168£12,950,75108 September 2025
31 December 2023£15,697,960£0£0£15,580,308£117,652£0£15,135,298£7,138£1,348,022£13,780,138031 July 2024
31 December 2022£12,859,577£0£0£12,728,758£130,819£0£15,443,938£28,053£2,625,883£12,790,002027 July 2023
31 December 2021£13,057,686£0£0£12,913,395£144,291£0£13,961,813£37,000£869,796£13,055,01704 July 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
Minerva House, Bruntland Road, Portlethen, Aberdeenshire
Website supplied to OSCR
www.opito.com
Parent charity
Not supplied
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05 Provenance

Source for this profile

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