01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC042544
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- UK and overseas
- Volunteers
- 0 volunteers
- Staff
- 0
- Postcode
- EH2 4ET
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
Postcode Green Trust has a mission to promote conservation and protection of wildlife and habitats by encouraging enjoyment and promoting access to the outdoors. The Trust has a particular focus on flora and supports charities and good causes with those purposes through grant funding. Postcode Green Trust operates its own society lottery and receives all of its funding from the players of People's Postcode Lottery. As more players join People's Postcode Lottery, more funds are distributed to Postcode Green Trust and made available for the Trust to award to good causes.
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of environmental protection or improvement
Beneficiaries
- Other charities or voluntary bodies
Activities
- It makes grants, donations, loans, gifts or pensions to individuals
- It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations
Constitutional objectives
Postcode Green Trust will provide funding to charities who promote or advance environmental protection or improvement by supporting activities which: - Promote the conservation and protection of native wildlife and its habitats - Encourage the enjoyment and appreciation of the natural environment - Promote access and involvement in the outdoors and active living.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2024 | £26,056,157 | £26,550,509 | 0 | 3 September 2025 |
| 31 December 2023 | £27,106,490 | £26,062,626 | 0 | 17 September 2024 |
| 31 December 2022 | £25,003,838 | £25,101,955 | 0 | 14 August 2023 |
| 31 December 2021 | £21,355,511 | £19,488,336 | 0 | 13 July 2022 |
| 31 December 2020 | £8,243,883 | £7,964,694 | 0 | 15 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
- People's Postcode Lottery, 28 Charlotte Square, Edinburgh
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.postcodegreentrust.org.uk
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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