OSCR Scottish charity profile

Human Appeal

ActiveCharity number SC046481
Registered15 April 2016
Main locationOutwith Scotland
Legal formCompany (the charity is registered with Companies House)

01 Identity

Scottish charity record

Snapshot 25 August 2026
OSCR charity number
SC046481
Status
Active
Regulatory type
Cross Border
Designated religious body
No
Geographical spread
UK and overseas
Volunteers
Not supplied
Staff
771
Postcode
SK8 2BL

02 Purpose and work

What the charity exists to do

Charitable purposes

  • the prevention or relief of poverty
  • the advancement of health
  • the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage

Beneficiaries

  • Children or young people
  • Older People
  • People with disabilities or health problems

Activities

  • It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations
  • It carries out activities or services itself

Constitutional objectives

The Objects of the Organisation are: - (a) The prevention or relief of poverty anywhere in the world by providing grants, items and services to individuals in need and/or charities or other organisations working to prevent or relieve poverty. (b) The prevention or relief of poverty or financial hardship anywhere in the world by providing or assisting in the provision of education, training, healthcare projects and all the necessary support designed to enable individuals to generate a sustainable income and be self-sufficient. (c) The relief of financial need and suffering amongst victims of natural or other kinds of disasters in the form of money or other means deemed suitable for persons, bodies, organisations and/or countries affected, including the provision of medical aid.

03 Annual returns

Income and expenditure history

5 periods
Year endIncomeExpenditureStaffReturn received
31 December 2024£90,246,297£83,252,69277129 September 2025
31 December 2023£56,217,796£49,081,50477130 October 2024
31 December 2022£43,044,070£48,954,22877129 September 2023
31 December 2021£35,518,275£31,515,35577130 September 2022
31 December 2020£29,679,055£26,044,75177123 December 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
1 Cheadle Point, Carrs Road, Cheadle, Cheshire
Website supplied to OSCR
www.humanappeal.org.uk
Parent charity
Not supplied

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05 Provenance

Source for this profile

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