01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC046065
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- Operations cover all or most of Scotland
- Volunteers
- 1-50 volunteers
- Staff
- 2
- Postcode
- EH6 5JY
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
Greatway Foundation is a non-religious, community focused charity established to advance equality of opportunity and improve life chances for children, young people and families experiencing social and economic disadvantage. The charity operates on an inclusive basis and does not exist to advance or promote any religion or belief. Our activities are open to people of all backgrounds and faiths, or none, and are delivered without religious instruction, worship or requirement of belief. Greatway Foundation achieves its charitable purposes through education support, skills development, wellbeing programmes and family focused services designed to strengthen resilience, aspiration and long-term outcomes within local communities.
Charitable purposes
- the prevention or relief of poverty
- the advancement of religion
Beneficiaries
- Children or young people
- Older People
- People with disabilities or health problems
- People with a particular ethnic or racial origin
- Other defined groups
- 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
The Company is established to advance Christian Religious activities and to prevent as well as relief poverty. These activities will include but not limited to establishing churches and other places of Christian religious worship, and poverty alleviation programmes.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2026 | £0 | £0 | 2 | Not supplied |
| 31 March 2025 | £131,336 | £126,391 | 2 | 30 December 2025 |
| 31 March 2024 | £69,425 | £67,918 | 2 | 19 January 2025 |
| 31 March 2023 | £132,456 | £133,307 | 2 | 7 February 2024 |
| 31 March 2022 | £55,457 | £57,586 | 2 | 21 December 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
- 13a Bangor Road, Salvation Army Building, Leith, Edinburgh
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.greatwayfoundation.org.uk
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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