01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC041714
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Cross Border
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- UK and overseas
- Volunteers
- Not supplied
- Staff
- 79
- Postcode
- CM24 8UD
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of religion
Beneficiaries
- No specific group, or for the benefit of the community
Activities
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
The objects ('the objects') for which the Union is established are- To promote the advancement and diffusion internationally but particularly in the United Kingdom of a knowledge of the religion and religious philosophy of Spiritualism and such other charitable activities as the Trustees shall from time to time determine. Spiritualism is generally understood to recognise, and for the purposes of these Articles shall be considered as recognising, the following principles:- 1. The Fatherhood of God. 2. The Brotherhood of Man. 3. The Communion of Spirits and the Ministry of Angels. 4. The Continuous Existence of the Human Soul. 5. Personal Responsibility. 6. Compensation and Retribution Hereafter for all the Good and Evil Deeds done on Earth. 7. Eternal Progress Open to every Human Soul. and in these Articles the words 'Spiritualism' and 'Spiritualist' shall be construed accordingly.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Total income | Donations | Charitable activities income | Trading income | Investment income | Other income | Total expenditure | Raising funds | Charitable activities spending | Other spending | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2024 | £5,540,514 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £5,796,982 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 79 | 7 October 2025 |
| 31 December 2023 | £5,253,315 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £4,788,790 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 79 | 23 September 2024 |
| 31 December 2022 | £3,652,894 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £3,295,153 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 79 | 11 September 2023 |
| 31 December 2021 | £2,726,785 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £2,231,969 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 79 | 30 September 2022 |
| 31 December 2020 | £2,151,465 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £2,639,199 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 79 | 24 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 Coach House, Stansted Hall, Stansted Mountfitchet, Essex
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.snu.org.uk
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
No direct external links on this profile. The official OSCR record and source documentation are available through BritDB’s dedicated source page.
05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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