01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC038694
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- UK and overseas
- Volunteers
- 1-50 volunteers
- Staff
- 0
- Postcode
- PA31 8QD
OSCR note: This SCIO was incorporated on the 22 April 2015 as a result of a change to SCIO application by Mthunzi and Lilanda Initiative SC038694, which was an unincorporated association registered as a charity since 12 Sept 2007.
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
Pay secondary school fees and uniforms for former street children who have completed primary school and who live in the Mthunzi orphanage in Lusaka, Zambia. Pay secondary school fees, uniforms and boarding for vulnerable girls in the Mthunzi locality. Payment of fees, accommodation and equipment for a university student who was a former vulnerable girl supported by ZamScotEd through high school. Boarding expenses and fees for vulnerable young people completing secondary education at St Columba's Secondary School and pursuing technical college courses. Payment of equipment for the science laboratory and Home Economics in St Columba's Secondary School which was founded in 2016 by ZamScotEd. Fundraising and addressing period poverty for girls attending St Columba's Secondary School. This is funded by donations from members of the public. Campaigning takes place on social media platforms.
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of education
- the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science
- the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage
Beneficiaries
- Children or young people
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
4.1 Support all aspects of the educational needs of vulnerable young people in Zambia 4.2 Work towards gender equality in accordance with the UN Sustainable Development Goals 4.3 Enable entrepreneurship in vulnerable communities in Zambia 4.4 Support vocational studies in vulnerable communities in Zambia 4.5 Promote global citizenship and awareness of international issues among the communities of Scotland and Zambia 4.6 Promote and encourage shared expression of traditional cultures of Scotland and Zambia
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 June 2025 | £21,305 | £23,354 | 0 | 2 July 2026 |
| 30 June 2024 | £21,684 | £16,891 | 0 | 25 April 2025 |
| 30 June 2023 | £16,090 | £21,299 | 0 | 3 April 2024 |
| 30 June 2022 | £17,118 | £17,203 | 0 | 28 February 2023 |
| 30 June 2021 | £15,817 | £13,541 | 0 | 4 April 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
- 13 Balliemor, Kilmichael Glassary, Lochgilphead, Argyll
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.zamscoted.org.uk
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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