01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC044911
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- Scotland and other parts of the UK
- Volunteers
- 0 volunteers
- Staff
- 0
- Postcode
- EH2 4ET
OSCR note: Previous Charity name Postcode Dream Trust from 06 June 2014 to 02 December 2020
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
Postcode Society Trust supports smaller charities and good causes in the South of England to make a difference to their community for the benefit of people and planet. Postcode Society 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 Society Trust and made available for the Trust to award to good causes.
Charitable purposes
- the prevention or relief of poverty
- the advancement of health
- the advancement of citizenship or community development
- the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science
- 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
- the advancement of human rights, conflict resolution or reconciliation
- the promotion of equality and diversity
- the advancement of environmental protection or improvement
- the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage
- the advancement of animal welfare
Beneficiaries
- Other charities or voluntary bodies
Activities
- It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations
Constitutional objectives
OBJECTS 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: (i) The prevention or relief of poverty. (ii) The advancement of health. (iii) The advancement of citizenship or community development. (iv) The advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science. (v) The advancement of public participation in sport. (vi) 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. (vii) The advancement of human rights, conflict resolution or reconciliation. (viii) The promotion of equality and diversity. (ix) The advancement of environmental protection or improvement. (x) The relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage. and (xi) The advancement of animal welfare.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2024 | £14,463,855 | £14,331,628 | 0 | 3 September 2025 |
| 31 December 2023 | £17,740,011 | £17,883,315 | 0 | 17 September 2024 |
| 31 December 2022 | £13,892,169 | £13,415,643 | 0 | 14 August 2023 |
| 31 December 2021 | £10,678,475 | £10,277,545 | 0 | 14 July 2022 |
| 31 December 2020 | £6,254,301 | £8,123,244 | 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.postcodesocietytrust.org.uk/
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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