01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC044835
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- UK and overseas
- Volunteers
- 0 volunteers
- Staff
- 0
- Postcode
- EH2 4ET
OSCR note: Previous Charity names Postcode African Trust from 01 May 2014 to 02 December 2020.
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
Postcode International Trust has a mission to support the creation of sustainable solutions that alleviate poverty, hunger and enable food security. The Trust supports charities and good causes with those purposes through grant funding. Postcode International Trust operates its own society lottery and receives all of its funding from players of Postcode Lottery.
Charitable purposes
- the prevention or relief of poverty
- the advancement of education
- the advancement of health
- the saving of lives
- the advancement of human rights, conflict resolution or reconciliation
- the promotion of equality and diversity
- the advancement of environmental protection or improvement
Beneficiaries
- Other charities or voluntary bodies
Activities
- It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations
Constitutional objectives
3 The Company is incorporated for charitable objects and purposes only with the intention of providing public benefit in Scotland or elsewhere, and in particular the Company is established to promote: 3.1 The prevention or relief of poverty. 3.2 The advancement of education. 3.3 The advancement of health. 3.4 The saving of lives. 3.5 The advancement of human rights, conflict resolution or reconciliation. 3.5 The promotion of equality and diversity. and 3.6 The advancement of environmental protection and improvement.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | £49,319,697 | £0 | £0 | £48,972,527 | £347,170 | £0 | £51,493,658 | £33,197,625 | £18,296,033 | £0 | 0 | 3 September 2026 |
| 31 December 2024 | £49,378,521 | £0 | £0 | £48,955,478 | £423,043 | £0 | £49,033,536 | £32,809,409 | £16,224,127 | £0 | 0 | 3 September 2025 |
| 31 December 2023 | £44,995,011 | £0 | £0 | £44,663,387 | £331,624 | £0 | £42,900,395 | £29,933,615 | £12,966,780 | £0 | 0 | 17 September 2024 |
| 31 December 2022 | £38,920,551 | £0 | £0 | £38,849,242 | £71,309 | £0 | £38,594,823 | £26,033,327 | £12,561,496 | £0 | 0 | 14 August 2023 |
| 31 December 2021 | £40,038,932 | £0 | £0 | £40,038,462 | £470 | £0 | £35,393,502 | £26,207,195 | £9,186,307 | £0 | 0 | 13 July 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
- 28 Charlotte Square, Edinburgh
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.postcodeinternationaltrust.org.uk
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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