OSCR Scottish charity profile

Scottish Cycle Messenger Association

Known as SCMA

Not SubmittedCharity number SC042950
Registered17 February 2012
Main locationCity of Edinburgh
Legal formUnincorporated association

01 Identity

Scottish charity record

Snapshot 25 August 2026
OSCR charity number
SC042950
Status
Not Submitted
Regulatory type
Standard
Designated religious body
No
Geographical spread
Operations cover all or most of Scotland
Volunteers
1-50 volunteers
Staff
0
Postcode
EH16 5ET

02 Purpose and work

What the charity exists to do

To promote cycling and to support existing working cyclists in the event of an accident

Charitable purposes

  • the prevention or relief of poverty
  • the advancement of health
  • the advancement of public participation in sport
  • the provision of recreational facilities, or the organisation of recreational activities, with the object of improving the conditions of life for the persons for whom the facilities or activities are primarily intended

Beneficiaries

  • Other defined groups
  • No specific group, or for the benefit of the community

Activities

  • It makes grants, donations, loans, gifts or pensions to individuals
  • It carries out activities or services itself

Constitutional objectives

To promote cycling as beneficial to the advancement of health and fitness. To encourage public participation in sport through the use of the bicycle with the intention of encouraging a wider community to participate together. To organise recreational activities centred on the bicycle to help show cyclists the safety and pleasure of using the bicycle as a recreational tool in various settings and as a simple, cheap and enjoyable alternative means of transport in an urban environment. To relieve the needs of bicycle messengers who have suffered an injury whilst at work and who are at a disadvantage when it comes to receiving injury benefit.

03 Annual returns

Income and expenditure history

5 periods
Year endIncomeExpenditureStaffReturn received
31 March 2025£1,182£1,060021 February 2026
31 March 2024£112£12802 April 2025
31 March 2023£88£145019 March 2024
31 March 2022£804£775030 January 2023
31 March 2021£50£200017 January 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
24/6, Clearburn gardens, Edinburgh
Website supplied to OSCR
Not supplied
Parent charity
Not supplied

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05 Provenance

Source for this profile

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