01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC037738
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Cross Border
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- UK and overseas
- Volunteers
- Not supplied
- Staff
- 4,083
- Postcode
- EC2Y 9AL
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of health
- the saving of lives
- the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage
Beneficiaries
- No specific group, or for the benefit of the community
Activities
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
To provide assistance to victims of armed conflicts. To work for the improvement of health for the prevention of disease and for the prevention and alleviation of human suffering in the British Islands and throughout the world.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | £293,500,000 | £304,700,000 | 4,083 | 21 July 2026 |
| 31 December 2024 | £287,100,000 | £310,300,000 | 4,083 | 21 July 2025 |
| 31 December 2023 | £330,600,000 | £322,700,000 | 4,083 | 23 July 2024 |
| 31 December 2022 | £439,000,000 | £366,700,000 | 4,083 | 18 July 2023 |
| 31 December 2021 | £226,500,000 | £234,700,000 | 4,083 | 23 August 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
- 44 Moorfields
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.redcross.org.uk
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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