01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC033112
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- UK and overseas
- Volunteers
- 0 volunteers
- Staff
- 27
- Postcode
- PH21 1NA
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
FSS maintains involvement in the management of clinical trials and contributes to the field both with extensive participation in the preparation of peer-reviewed articles in prestigious medical or statistical journals and with the advancement of education of its staff, others in the field of clinical trials and statistical methodology and the general public.
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of education
- the advancement of health
Beneficiaries
- People with disabilities or health problems
- No specific group, or for the benefit of the community
Activities
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
3.1 to advance the education of the public in the field of clinical trials methodology by developing effective tools for the management of clinical trials, and by promoting educational opportunities to advance the range of human knowledge in the field of clinical trials, for the benefit of the public. and 3.2 to advance the education of the public in the field of statistical science by providing independent statistical methodologies which will be used to validate clinical trials on, or for the benefit of, humans and for other purposes for the public benefit, and, by promoting, developing and supporting research and educational opportunities, to advance the range of human knowledge in the field of statistical science, for the benefit of the public.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 June 2025 | £2,049,786 | £2,297,137 | 27 | 5 November 2025 |
| 30 June 2024 | £2,142,406 | £2,326,618 | 27 | 22 November 2024 |
| 30 June 2023 | £1,250,773 | £2,577,946 | 27 | 13 November 2023 |
| 30 June 2022 | £2,602,198 | £2,698,633 | 27 | 28 November 2022 |
| 30 June 2021 | £3,746,745 | £2,562,886 | 27 | 1 November 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
- Grampian View, Kincraig, Kingussie
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.frontier-science.co.uk
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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