OSCR Scottish charity profile

The Sorted Project

ActiveCharity number SC040115
Registered9 December 2008
Main locationCity of Edinburgh
Legal formCompany (the charity is registered with Companies House)

01 Identity

Scottish charity record

Snapshot 25 August 2026
OSCR charity number
SC040115
Status
Active
Regulatory type
Standard
Designated religious body
No
Geographical spread
More than one local authority area in Scotland
Volunteers
1-50 volunteers
Staff
3
Postcode
EH8 8DL

02 Purpose and work

What the charity exists to do

The Sorted Project supports people in recovery with complex health needs around mental health and substance dependency. Our unique service operates from a purpose built canal boat called Panacea on the Union Canal in Edinburgh. Panacea was built and launched in 2019. We provide a healthy social network onboard and we teach our participants to sail and gain qualifications from the Royal Yachting Association. We also operate a smaller canal boat called Gryphon and this is a dedicated training boat where we deliver the RYA Helms course. Gryphon was purchased at the end of 2024. We partner with many recovery organisations and regularly sail with a variety of recovery groups along the Union Canal. We aim to improve health and well-being and confidence and support people onto further opportunities as they increase their skills and develop aspirations.

Charitable purposes

  • the prevention or relief of poverty
  • the advancement of citizenship or community development
  • the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage

Beneficiaries

  • Children or young people
  • People with disabilities or health problems
  • Other defined groups

Activities

  • It carries out activities or services itself

Constitutional objectives

3. The company's objects are: (a) To establish and run a free training programme operating in Edinburgh and Lothian area delivering life coping skills and strategies for individuals who are experiencing disadvantage through impaired health, whether mental and/or physical and addiction to drugs and/or alcohol. (b) The relief of poverty of persons in Edinburgh and the Lothian who are in need, due to economic circumstances brought about by impaired health, whether mental and/or physical and their history of drug and/or alcohol addiction.

03 Annual returns

Income and expenditure history

5 periods
Year endTotal incomeDonationsCharitable activities incomeTrading incomeInvestment incomeOther incomeTotal expenditureRaising fundsCharitable activities spendingOther spendingStaffReturn received
31 December 2024£132,228£0£0£0£0£0£130,643£0£0£0321 August 2025
31 December 2023£129,608£0£0£0£0£0£114,524£0£0£032 August 2024
31 December 2022£167,265£0£0£0£0£0£100,798£0£0£0329 December 2023
31 December 2021£109,138£0£0£0£0£0£84,642£0£0£0312 September 2022
31 December 2020£93,845£0£0£0£0£0£83,321£0£0£033 September 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
The Melting Pot, 15 Calton Road, Edinburgh
Website supplied to OSCR
http://www.facebook.com/sortedproject
Parent charity
Not supplied

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05 Provenance

Source for this profile

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