01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC041987
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- Overseas only
- Volunteers
- 0 volunteers
- Staff
- 0
- Postcode
- G62 8HP
OSCR note: Previous Charity name Scotia Education Trust for Africa from 22 December 2010 to 02 October 2020
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
The charity supports education as the route out of poverty in rural locations near Blantyre in southern Malawi. As a small charity, we only support two or three schools at a time. Our supported schools receive almost no funding from the Government. We manage projects such as school buildings - classrooms and essential infrastructure. Furniture for classrooms & dormitories, equipment for lessons & science practicals, water supply, power (solar when possible) are also needed. We use local tradesmen, often well known to us over many years. We also have a limited programme of Secondary School sponsorship. Being close to Blantyre means that there are opportunities for training in a skill or in employment after Secondary education. The Trustees have considerable experience of working in or visiting Malawi. The Trust ensures that donors’ funds are spent as expected by obtaining a variety of evidence, the recipient’s bank statement showing funds credited from the charity being essential.
Charitable purposes
- the prevention or relief of poverty
- the advancement of education
- the advancement of health
- 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
a) The advancement of Education. b) The advancement of Health c) The relief of Poverty d) The relief of those in need through Age, Ill Health or Disability in Africa, mainly but not exclusively, in Malawi.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £94,624 | £121,592 | 0 | 13 November 2025 |
| 31 March 2024 | £69,074 | £61,422 | 0 | 8 November 2024 |
| 31 March 2023 | £69,976 | £65,892 | 0 | 28 November 2023 |
| 31 March 2022 | £88,186 | £82,855 | 0 | 1 December 2022 |
| 31 March 2021 | £145,814 | £140,138 | 0 | 25 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
- 56 Campsie Drive, Milngavie, Glasgow
- Website supplied to OSCR
- https://scotiaeducationtrust.org
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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