OSCR Scottish charity profile

The Albertus Institute (SCIO)

ActiveCharity number SC045760
Registered2 July 2015
Main locationCity of Edinburgh
Legal formSCIO (Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation)

01 Identity

Scottish charity record

Snapshot 25 August 2026
OSCR charity number
SC045760
Status
Active
Regulatory type
Standard
Designated religious body
No
Geographical spread
Scotland and other parts of the UK
Volunteers
1-50 volunteers
Staff
0
Postcode
EH3 9LD
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OSCR note: This SCIO was incorporated on 09/02/2024 as a result of the conversion of a charitable company (Company number: SC507134, company name: THE ALBERTUS INSTITUTE)

02 Purpose and work

What the charity exists to do

Promote discussion of relationship between science, philosophy and other intellectual disciplines and religion

Charitable purposes

  • the advancement of education

Beneficiaries

  • Children or young people
  • Older People
  • People with disabilities or health problems
  • No specific group, or for the benefit of the community
  • Other charities or voluntary bodies

Activities

  • It carries out activities or services itself

Constitutional objectives

4. The purpose of the organisation is the advancement of education by: (i) engaging in and encouraging open dialogue between science, religion, and other forms of intellectual discipline. (ii) providing opportunities, including opportunities for persons of religion, to enter public debate on the matters referred to in 4(i) above.

03 Annual returns

Income and expenditure history

5 periods
Year endIncomeExpenditureStaffReturn received
31 May 2025£0£495012 December 2025
31 May 2024£0£150017 November 2024
31 May 2023£0£46302 February 2024
31 May 2022£0£61308 March 2023
31 May 2021£0£87017 February 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
The Albertus Institute, 24 George Square, Edinburgh, Scotland
Website supplied to OSCR
albertus.scot
Parent charity
Not supplied

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05 Provenance

Source for this profile

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