OSCR Scottish charity profile

UCAN (Grampian)

ActiveCharity number SC036638
Registered17 June 2005
Main locationAberdeen
Legal formUnincorporated association

01 Identity

Scottish charity record

Snapshot 25 August 2026
OSCR charity number
SC036638
Status
Active
Regulatory type
Standard
Designated religious body
No
Geographical spread
Wider, but within one local authority area
Volunteers
1-50 volunteers
Staff
1
Postcode
AB11 6YQ

02 Purpose and work

What the charity exists to do

To promote and protect the physical and mental health and conditions of life for sufferers of urological cancers in the Grampian Region of Scotland through the provision of support, education and practical advice. To work with people and families who are affected by urological cancers, to improve understanding of how diagnosis and treatment affects them and the type of care that makes life better for them. To advance the education and knowledge of the general public in all areas relating to urological cancers including awareness and prevention, how to spot possible symptoms, the benefit of early diagnosis, deciding about treatment, local support groups and supporting written information with a dedicated helpline and web site. To establish a University Chair of Urology, to create a centre of excellence in Grampian and spearhead a research programme into the care of people affected by urological cancers.

Charitable purposes

  • the advancement of health
  • the saving of lives

Beneficiaries

  • People with disabilities or health problems

Activities

  • It carries out activities or services itself

Constitutional objectives

To promote and protect the physical and mental health and conditions of life for sufferers of urological cancers in the Grampian Region of Scotland through the provision of support, education and practical advice. To work with people and families who are affected by urological cancers, to improve understanding of how diagnosis and treatment affects them and the type of care that makes life better for them. To advance the education and knowledge of the general public in all areas relating to urological cancers including awareness and prevention, how to spot possible symptoms, the benefit of early diagnosis, deciding about treatment, local support groups and supporting written information with a dedicated helpline and web site. To establish a University Chair of Urology, to create a centre of excellence in Grampian and spearhead a research programme into the care of people affected by urological cancers.

03 Annual returns

Income and expenditure history

5 periods
Year endIncomeExpenditureStaffReturn received
30 June 2025£702,443£65,712130 March 2026
30 June 2024£265,822£70,326131 March 2025
30 June 2023£298,002£282,542125 March 2024
30 June 2022£75,685£694,782130 March 2023
30 June 2021£159,693£48,787128 March 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
James and George Collie LLP, Solicitors, 1 East Craibstone Street, Aberdeen
Website supplied to OSCR
www.ucanaberdeen.com
Parent charity
Not supplied

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05 Provenance

Source for this profile

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