OSCR Scottish charity profile

Cohousing Scotland

ActiveCharity number SC038745
Registered25 September 2007
Main locationFife
Legal formCompany (the charity is registered with Companies House)

01 Identity

Scottish charity record

Snapshot 25 August 2026
OSCR charity number
SC038745
Status
Active
Regulatory type
Standard
Designated religious body
No
Geographical spread
Scotland and other parts of the UK
Volunteers
0 volunteers
Staff
0
Postcode
KW17 2QN

02 Purpose and work

What the charity exists to do

To advance education with regard to the development and operation of co-housing projects and the social benefits which can be achieved through a co-housing approach, and with particular reference to its application in addressing the special housing needs of older persons. and in furtherance of that aim, to establish and support pilot projects which demonstrate and test the practical application of affordable co-housing schemes

Charitable purposes

  • the advancement of education

Beneficiaries

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

Activities

  • It carries out activities or services itself

Constitutional objectives

To advance education with regard to the development and operation of co-housing projects and the social benefits which can be achieved through a co-housing approach, and with particular reference to its application in addressing the special housing needs of older persons. and in furtherance of that aim, to establish and support pilot projects which demonstrate and test the practical application of co-housing schemes.

03 Annual returns

Income and expenditure history

5 periods
Year endIncomeExpenditureStaffReturn received
30 September 2025£786£1,074024 June 2026
30 September 2024£1,235£48105 June 2025
30 September 2023£801£819025 May 2024
30 September 2022£5,803£5,424015 February 2023
30 September 2021£350£35507 February 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
6 Greenfield, Toab, Deerness, Orkney
Website supplied to OSCR
cohousing.scot
Parent charity
Not supplied

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05 Provenance

Source for this profile

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