01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC044388
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- Scotland and other parts of the UK
- Volunteers
- 0 volunteers
- Staff
- 0
- Postcode
- G2 1RW
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
The SCIO primarily furthers its charitable purposes through making donations annually and invites applications/appeals from relevant bodies co-ordinated through its registered office.
Charitable purposes
- the prevention or relief of poverty
- the advancement of education
- the advancement of religion
- the advancement of health
Beneficiaries
- No specific group, or for the benefit of the community
Activities
- It makes grants, donations, loans, gifts or pensions to individuals
- It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations
Constitutional objectives
The SCIO will promote, advance and further all charitable purposes without particular focus or preference for any particular charitable purpose and will operate as a 'grant giving' founding providing support financially and otherwise to charities, individuals and others.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 April 2025 | £2,393,284 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £139,629 | £2,253,655 | £284,188 | £39,117 | £220,100 | £24,971 | 0 | 9 October 2025 |
| 5 April 2024 | £1,891,410 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £133,553 | £1,757,857 | £204,280 | £29,784 | £152,500 | £21,996 | 0 | 8 October 2024 |
| 5 April 2023 | £1,886,666 | £1,784,670 | £0 | £0 | £101,996 | £0 | £233,705 | £21,943 | £191,500 | £20,262 | 0 | 17 August 2023 |
| 5 April 2022 | £1,717,034 | £1,646,690 | £0 | £0 | £70,344 | £0 | £168,487 | £20,099 | £120,200 | £28,188 | 0 | 19 December 2022 |
| 5 April 2021 | £1,211,698 | £1,180,192 | £0 | £0 | £31,506 | £0 | £157,635 | £11,141 | £132,100 | £14,394 | 0 | 23 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
- Shepherd and Wedderburn LLP, 1 West Regent Street, Glasgow
- Website supplied to OSCR
- Not supplied
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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