OSCR Scottish charity profile

Scotland’s International Development Alliance

ActiveCharity number SC035314
Registered24 November 2003
Main locationCity of Edinburgh
Legal formCompany (the charity is registered with Companies House)

01 Identity

Scottish charity record

Snapshot 25 August 2026
OSCR charity number
SC035314
Status
Active
Regulatory type
Standard
Designated religious body
No
Geographical spread
UK and overseas
Volunteers
0 volunteers
Staff
9
Postcode
EH38EG

02 Purpose and work

What the charity exists to do

SIDA continued the implementation of its strategy agreed in April 2023 with four key goals and objectives: Grow the network: To engage and inform individual actors and organisations from all sectors throughout Scotland with issues of global, sustainable development and to encourage active global citizenship from all Strengthen the network: To support our members to anticipate and respond to changing needs and contribute meaningfully and effectively to global, sustainable development Amplify and influence: To influence decision makers in Scotland to contribute positively to the global development agenda by representing and collaborating with our members and the people and communities they work with Sustain the Alliance: SIDA operates effectively, sustainably and continuously improves as an organisation

Charitable purposes

  • the prevention or relief of poverty
  • the advancement of education
  • the advancement of human rights, conflict resolution or reconciliation
  • the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage

Beneficiaries

  • Other charities or voluntary bodies

Activities

  • It carries out activities or services itself

Constitutional objectives

The Charitable Purposes of the Alliance ('the Charitable Purposes') are to relieve need anywhere in the world by increasing the effectiveness and efficiency of people and organisations working towards that end by: 3.1.1 contributing to international development by encouraging communication amongst people and organisations in Scotland committed to the elimination of inequality, poverty and discrimination worldwide. 3.1.2 increasing understanding of the international development sector in Scotland. 3.1.3 building the strength and capacity of the international development sector in Scotland. and 3.1.4 providing a forum to discuss and present opinion on key issues of international development with decision-makers within Scotland, the United Kingdom and beyond.

03 Annual returns

Income and expenditure history

5 periods
Year endIncomeExpenditureStaffReturn received
31 March 2025£412,755£370,538912 November 2025
31 March 2024£418,014£405,512925 November 2024
31 March 2023£411,356£353,352922 December 2023
31 March 2022£315,129£341,046918 November 2022
31 March 2021£365,562£355,111913 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
CBC House , 24 Canning Street, Edinburgh
Website supplied to OSCR
www.intdevalliance.scot
Parent charity
Not supplied

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05 Provenance

Source for this profile

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