01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC037091
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- UK and overseas
- Volunteers
- 51-100 volunteers
- Staff
- 6
- Postcode
- EH1 3LR
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
Overall objective is to end Global homelessness. Use football as away of engaging with homeless people in order to change their lives. Work with 70 member countries. Hold an annual football tournament. Impacted 1.5 million homeless people since it was established. Also aims to change the stereotypical image of homeless people. Runs an annual conference called 'Cities Ending Homelessness ' which is focussed on positive solutions with policy change and impact as its basis.
Charitable purposes
- the prevention or relief of poverty
Beneficiaries
- Children or young people
- Older People
- People with disabilities or health problems
- People with a particular ethnic or racial origin
- No specific group, or for the benefit of the community
Activities
- It makes grants, donations, loans, gifts or pensions to individuals
- It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
The objects for which the Company is established are, by giving opportunities to homeless people to meet and interact with other people and to gain self respect and confidence. to relieve the poverty of, and to improve the health, living conditions and quality of life of, homeless people. to provide homeless people and young people with facilities and equipment for playing football. and to promote community participation in healthy recreation by providing facilities for playing sport.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Total income | Donations | Charitable activities income | Trading income | Investment income | Other income | Total expenditure | Raising funds | Charitable activities spending | Other spending | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2026 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 6 | Not supplied |
| 31 December 2024 | £496,754 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £552,440 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 6 | 18 September 2025 |
| 31 December 2023 | £342,657 | £309,057 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £33,600 | £327,637 | £29,283 | £169,459 | £128,895 | 6 | 7 March 2024 |
| 31 December 2022 | £103,547 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £301,966 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 6 | 17 October 2023 |
| 31 December 2021 | £201,371 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £310,808 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 6 | 29 September 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
- 23 Union Street, Edinburgh
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.homelessworldcup.org
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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