01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC043783
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- Operations cover all or most of Scotland
- Volunteers
- 0 volunteers
- Staff
- 6
- Postcode
- EH3 8HE
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
The Charity supports individuals and communities at risk of flooding, including immediate support in the event of flooding as part of its flood recovery programme and flood resilience and awareness raising in the interests of people's health and wellbeing in a changing climate. It networks with local authorities, Scottish Water, SEPA, the insurance industry and many other organisations and local groups and individuals. It encourages the formation of, and provides training for local resilience groups including providing communities at risk with early flood warning apparatus. SFF is an active member of the Property Flood Resilience Delivery Group and delivers free home surveys and advice on property resilience measures. SFF supports traumatised people whose homes have flooded by holding recovery surgeries covering, for example, debt, insurance issues and avoiding pitfalls. SFF's mobile property resilience exhibition bus attends community events and locations on request.
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of education
- the advancement of health
- the advancement of citizenship or community development
- the advancement of environmental protection or improvement
Beneficiaries
- No specific group, or for the benefit of the community
Activities
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
The organisation shall act to improve understanding and to raise awareness of the risks and consequences of flooding to communities throughout Scotland and to facilitate effective support to them after a flood. 5 The organisation is established for charitable purposes only, and in particular, the objects are: 5.1 The advancement of education. and 5.2 The advancement of health. and 5.3 The advancement of community development. and 5.4 The advancement of environmental protection or improvement. 6 The organisation's prime function shall be the provision of flood information, education and raising awareness amongst individuals and communities at risk of being flooded. It shall also liaise with the statutory agencies charged with managing flood risk.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £238,336 | £258,562 | 6 | 24 December 2025 |
| 31 March 2024 | £340,391 | £280,164 | 6 | 20 December 2024 |
| 31 March 2023 | £304,678 | £221,275 | 6 | 29 December 2023 |
| 31 March 2022 | £202,250 | £197,720 | 6 | 26 January 2023 |
| 31 March 2021 | £229,728 | £178,278 | 6 | 9 December 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
- Caledonian Exchange, 19A Canning Street, Edinburgh
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.scottishfloodforum.org
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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