01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC033927
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- Scotland and other parts of the UK
- Volunteers
- 51-100 volunteers
- Staff
- 0
- Postcode
- EH3 8HE
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
The charity supports rugby players and their families who have received a serious sports injury through the playing of rugby. The charity also supports preventative measures to reduce injury or harm during the playing of rugby and these grants may be to individuals, clubs and community where rugby is played. This is through raising funds to provide grants to purchase exercise equipment, accessibility improvements to housing and enabling players to attend sporting functions. The charity has also provide life saving defibrillators to a number of rugby clubs where these are installed outside of clubhouses to support the club and the wider local community to enhance safety.
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of education
- the advancement of health
- the saving of lives
- the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage
Beneficiaries
- People with disabilities or health problems
- Other charities or voluntary bodies
Activities
- It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations
Constitutional objectives
5.1 The Company is established for the purposes of (i) meeting the needs of persons with physical or mental disability that have arisen as a result of a life changing sports injury, (ii) supporting the prevention and treatment of injuries in sport, (iii) the advancement of public education in relation to injuries in sport, and (iv) the provision of equipment or resources in furtherance of the forgoing purposes. 5.2 In particular for the purposes of the 2005 Act the charitable purposes identified as applicable from section 7 of the 2005 Act are:- 5.2.1 the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage. 5.2.2 the advancement of heath. 5.2.3 the saving of lives. and 5.2.4 the advancement of education
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 November 2025 | £92,183 | £127,621 | 0 | 16 July 2026 |
| 30 November 2024 | £57,732 | £59,547 | 0 | 31 August 2025 |
| 30 November 2023 | £312,615 | £64,946 | 0 | 29 August 2024 |
| 30 November 2022 | £132,014 | £93,363 | 0 | 30 August 2023 |
| 30 November 2021 | £7,184 | £19,941 | 0 | 31 August 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
- Caledonian Exchange, 19a Canning Street, Edinburgh
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.heartsandballs.org.uk
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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