01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC045048
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Cross Border
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- UK and overseas
- Volunteers
- Not supplied
- Staff
- 67
- Postcode
- OX4 2JY
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of education
- the advancement of health
Beneficiaries
- No specific group, or for the benefit of the community
Activities
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
3.1. to promote public health for the benefit of the community in particular by improving standards of treatment and care for patients of health care services. 3.2. to advance education in health care in particular by the provision of training for health care professionals in communication skills. and 3.3. to advance education in health care in particular by developing research tools and undertaking research into patients' perspectives of health care services and to publish the useful results of the same for the public benefit.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £5,934,000 | £5,872,000 | 67 | 29 October 2025 |
| 31 March 2024 | £5,214,000 | £4,812,000 | 67 | 10 December 2024 |
| 31 March 2023 | £4,412,000 | £4,069,000 | 67 | 13 October 2023 |
| 31 March 2022 | £4,057,000 | £3,581,000 | 67 | 21 December 2022 |
| 31 March 2021 | £3,303,000 | £3,164,000 | 67 | 4 November 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
- Suite 6, Fountain House, 1200 Parkway Court, John Smith Drive, Oxford
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.picker.org
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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