01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- 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
- EH8 9LD
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
Provide public events, such as conferences and lecture to discuss the interaction between science, faith and ethics
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
| Year end | Total income | Donations | Charitable activities income | Trading income | Investment income | Other income | Total expenditure | Raising funds | Charitable activities spending | Other spending | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 May 2026 | £9,665 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £2,462 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 0 | 2 September 2026 |
| 31 May 2025 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £495 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 0 | 12 December 2025 |
| 31 May 2024 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £150 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 0 | 17 November 2024 |
| 31 May 2023 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £463 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 0 | 2 February 2024 |
| 31 May 2022 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £613 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 0 | 8 March 2023 |
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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