OSCR Scottish charity profile

Friends of Palestine

Known as Friends of Palestine (FOP)

ActiveCharity number SC045323
Registered6 January 2015
Main locationGlasgow City
Legal formSCIO (Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation)

01 Identity

Scottish charity record

Snapshot 25 August 2026
OSCR charity number
SC045323
Status
Active
Regulatory type
Standard
Designated religious body
No
Geographical spread
UK and overseas
Volunteers
1-50 volunteers
Staff
0
Postcode
G13 1HP

02 Purpose and work

What the charity exists to do

Our main aims are to prevent and relieve poverty and protect the vulnerable through humanitarian intervention, advance sustainable development as well as promoting human rights, equality and diversity. FoP was established to help Palestinians in need by providing shelter for homeless families, food and medicines for low income people, education fees for students who can’t afford them, and trying to provide training and employment projects to help with rising unemployment among new graduates and young people. Most of these initiatives are based in Gaza district which has suffered especially over the last 20 years of siege imposed on them by the occupation and the last two years of catastrophic situation . .

Charitable purposes

  • the prevention or relief of poverty
  • the advancement of citizenship or community development
  • the advancement of human rights, conflict resolution or reconciliation
  • the promotion of equality and diversity

Beneficiaries

  • People with a particular ethnic or racial origin

Activities

  • It carries out activities or services itself

Constitutional objectives

The organisation's purposes are: 1.To prevent and relieve poverty of Palestinian people, in Scotland and internationally, through: promoting health awareness. training, volunteering, and employment opportunities. sport and recreation as a means to tackling isolation and promoting active citizenship. and through the provision of humanitarian assistance. 2. To advance the rights of Palestinian people and promote social justice by advocating, campaigning, and empowering their active participation in lobbying for change. 3. To advance citizenship for Palestinians living in Scotland by facilitating their active participation in civil activities and empowering them to be an effective part of Scottish Society. 4. To promote equality and diversity, and support the development of the Palestinian communities, through celebration of cultural heritage

03 Annual returns

Income and expenditure history

5 periods
Year endIncomeExpenditureStaffReturn received
31 January 2025£86,262£54,65403 November 2025
31 January 2024£112,593£76,08506 September 2024
31 January 2023£33,844£33,051019 April 2023
31 January 2022£23,881£23,44206 May 2022
31 January 2021£5,050£4,883021 January 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
1 Ancaster Lane , Glasgow
Website supplied to OSCR
www.fop.org.uk
Parent charity
Not supplied

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05 Provenance

Source for this profile

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