OSCR Scottish charity profile

Chance for Africa (SCIO)

Known as Chance

Not SubmittedCharity number SC044936
Registered18 June 2014
Main locationCity of Edinburgh
Legal formSCIO (Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation)

01 Identity

Scottish charity record

Snapshot 25 August 2026
OSCR charity number
SC044936
Status
Not Submitted
Regulatory type
Standard
Designated religious body
No
Geographical spread
UK and overseas
Volunteers
1-50 volunteers
Staff
0
Postcode
EH3 6BB

02 Purpose and work

What the charity exists to do

CHANCE for Africa supports community development in Ghana by improving access to quality education, especially in Information and Communication Technology (ICT). We provide schools and young people in Northern Ghana with internet-enabled computers and classroom furniture to enhance digital learning and create better learning environments. Through these efforts, we help children gain vital ICT skills and prepare for opportunities in a global, technology-driven world.

Charitable purposes

  • the advancement of education
  • the advancement of citizenship or community development
  • the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage

Beneficiaries

  • Children or young people
  • Older People
  • People with disabilities or health problems
  • People with a particular ethnic or racial origin

Activities

  • It carries out activities or services itself

Constitutional objectives

The organisation is established for charitable purposes only, and in particular, the objects are: to encourage community development among children, young people and disadvantaged population groups within Ghana through the provision of greater access to context-specific education programmes focused on Information and Communication Technology (ICT) skills

03 Annual returns

Income and expenditure history

5 periods
Year endIncomeExpenditureStaffReturn received
30 June 2025£0£00Not supplied
30 June 2024£610£56007 October 2025
30 June 2023£930£83005 December 2024
30 June 2022£1,030£98101 May 2023
30 June 2021£2,950£3,000031 March 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
15 Mansfield Place, Edinburgh
Website supplied to OSCR
http://www.chanceforafrica.org.uk/
Parent charity
Not supplied

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05 Provenance

Source for this profile

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