OSCR Scottish charity profile

The Scottish Ethnic Minority Sports Association ( SCIO)

Known as SEMSA

ActiveCharity number SC046642
Registered23 June 2016
Main locationGlasgow City
Legal formSCIO (Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation)

01 Identity

Scottish charity record

Snapshot 25 August 2026
OSCR charity number
SC046642
Status
Active
Regulatory type
Standard
Designated religious body
No
Geographical spread
Operations cover all or most of Scotland
Volunteers
51-100 volunteers
Staff
0
Postcode
G40 3HY

02 Purpose and work

What the charity exists to do

The organisation's purposes are to:Promote equality of opportunity in sport, including by encouraging participation in a range of activities by under-represented groups, especially those from Black / minority ethnic (BME) communities, and by challenging and tackling inequality, racism and discrimination in the field of sport.Encourage ethnic minority communities of all ages and all personal characteristics to participate in sport, recreation and play, including by providing culturally sensitive sporting opportunities to the BME and wider community and by widely advertising opportunities for participation.Encourage ethnic minority communities of all ages and all personal characteristics to achieve levels of fitness and to develop physical skills, including by organising appropriate provision of sport, recreation and play, and by promoting the need to achieve healthy lifestyles.Promote sporting activities, particularly ethnic minority sports and games, including by organising approp

Charitable purposes

  • the advancement of public participation in sport
  • the promotion of equality and diversity

Beneficiaries

  • Children or young people
  • Older People
  • People with disabilities or health problems
  • People with a particular ethnic or racial origin

Activities

  • It carries out activities or services itself

Constitutional objectives

The organisation's purposes are to: Promote equality of opportunity in sport, including by encouraging participation in a range of activities by under-represented groups, especially those from Black / minority ethnic (BME) communities, and by challenging and tackling inequality, racism and discrimination in the field of sport. Encourage ethnic minority communities of all ages and all personal characteristics to participate in sport, recreation and play, including by providing culturally sensitive sporting opportunities to the BME and wider community and by widely advertising opportunities for participation. Encourage ethnic minority communities of all ages and all personal characteristics to achieve levels of fitness and to develop physical skills, including by organising appropriate provision of sport, recreation and play, and by promoting the need to achieve healthy lifestyles. Promote sporting activities, particularly ethnic minority sports and games, including by organising appropriate games, competitions, events and associated activities.

03 Annual returns

Income and expenditure history

5 periods
Year endTotal incomeDonationsCharitable activities incomeTrading incomeInvestment incomeOther incomeTotal expenditureRaising fundsCharitable activities spendingOther spendingStaffReturn received
31 March 2025£29,223£0£0£0£0£0£20,557£0£0£0028 October 2025
31 March 2024£18,795£0£0£0£0£0£14,198£0£0£0011 December 2024
31 March 2023£20,439£0£0£0£0£0£21,428£0£0£008 November 2023
31 March 2022£6,419£0£0£0£0£0£6,113£0£0£002 December 2022
31 March 2021£9,090£0£0£0£0£0£12,158£0£0£003 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
c/o Kash Taank, Glasgow Life/Sport, Emirates Arena, 1000 London Road, Glasgow
Website supplied to OSCR
semsascotland.com
Parent charity
Not supplied

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05 Provenance

Source for this profile

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