01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC034921
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- Operations cover all or most of Scotland
- Volunteers
- 1-50 volunteers
- Staff
- 5
- Postcode
- EH1 3EP
OSCR note: Previous Name-Scottish Mediation Network From24/10/2003 to 15/01/2019
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
Scottish Mediation is set up to deliver excellence in mediation, to promote mediation and to be a resource for the public to understand what mediation and how to access it. To achieve this we operate the Scottish Mediation Register with the accompanying standards and professional code to support it. We provide training and CpD to mediators. We operate a public helpline and seek to extend the use of mediation through policy and seminar activity.
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of education
- the advancement of human rights, conflict resolution or reconciliation
Beneficiaries
- Other defined groups
- No specific group, or for the benefit of the community
Activities
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
4.1 The objects of the Charity are, for the public benefit, to advance the education, promote the welfare, and relieve the needs of the population of Scotland and elsewhere by the promotion of mediation and other related forms of conflict management and prevention of all kinds of dispute. In furtherance thereof but not otherwise, the Charity will seek to:- 4.1.1 encourage awareness, understanding and appropriate use of mediation and other related forms of conflict management and prevention. 4.1 .2 support and promote education, training and research in skills and best practice in the use of mediation and other related forms of conflict management and prevention. 4.1.3 create and encourage links among the various fields of mediation and related forms of conflict management and prevention. and 4.1.4 promote and organise standards of professional conduct and training in the fields Of mediation and related forms of conflict management and prevention .
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £200,437 | £201,501 | 5 | 17 December 2025 |
| 31 March 2024 | £185,949 | £185,179 | 5 | 23 December 2024 |
| 31 March 2023 | £179,182 | £170,330 | 5 | 11 December 2023 |
| 31 March 2022 | £169,489 | £154,458 | 5 | 8 December 2022 |
| 31 March 2021 | £162,856 | £147,311 | 5 | 17 December 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
- 18 York Place, Edinburgh
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.scottishmediation.org.uk
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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