OSCR Scottish charity profile

Royal Society for the Protection of Birds

Known as RSPB

ActiveCharity number SC037654
Registered5 December 2006
Main locationOutwith Scotland
Legal formStatutory corporation (Royal Charter etc)

01 Identity

Scottish charity record

Snapshot 25 August 2026
OSCR charity number
SC037654
Status
Active
Regulatory type
Cross Border
Designated religious body
No
Geographical spread
UK and overseas
Volunteers
Not supplied
Staff
2,358
Postcode
EH12 9DH

02 Purpose and work

What the charity exists to do

Charitable purposes

  • the advancement of education
  • the advancement of environmental protection or improvement

Beneficiaries

  • No specific group, or for the benefit of the community

Activities

  • It carries out activities or services itself

Constitutional objectives

1. The Objects shall be: 1) To promote the conservation of biological diversity and the natural environment for the public benefit, in particular but not exclusively by: a. conserving wild birds and other wildlife, and the environment on which they depend. b. protecting, restoring and re-creating habitats. And, in furtherance of that primary objective, to raise public understanding and awareness of, and to provide information on, such matters. 2) To advance education of the public in conservation of the natural environment.

03 Annual returns

Income and expenditure history

5 periods
Year endIncomeExpenditureStaffReturn received
31 March 2025£194,964,000£176,791,0002,35820 November 2025
31 March 2024£169,877,000£167,994,0002,35814 November 2024
31 March 2023£164,702,000£164,817,0002,35827 November 2023
31 March 2022£157,699,000£143,112,0002,35823 December 2022
31 March 2021£142,383,000£121,618,0002,35820 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
2 Lochside View, Edinburgh Park, Edinburgh
Website supplied to OSCR
www.rspb.org.uk
Parent charity
The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds · 207076

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05 Provenance

Source for this profile

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