01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC046823
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- UK and overseas
- Volunteers
- 1-50 volunteers
- Staff
- 0
- Postcode
- KY16 9PF
OSCR note: Previous legal name Observatory for Sport in Scotland (OSS) from 31 August 2016 to 19 May 2026.
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
To undertake, commission or analyse research in order to produce data and analysis that can be widely disseminated to promote the wide range of community sport activity as a force for the improvement of all aspects of life.
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of education
Beneficiaries
- Children or young people
- Older People
- People with disabilities or health problems
- Other charities or voluntary bodies
Activities
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
4 The organisation's purposes are to undertake, or commission, original research in order to produce data and analysis which will promote sport as a force for the improvement of all aspects of life. Potential benefits will be the positive impact on health and well being, gender and race relations, education and social welfare and making contribution to civic society and the wealth of the nation.
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 August 2025 | £540 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £12,371 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 0 | 4 February 2026 |
| 31 August 2024 | £18,105 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £1,891 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 0 | 11 March 2025 |
| 31 August 2023 | £60,320 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £107,696 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 0 | 15 May 2024 |
| 31 August 2022 | £98,135 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £103,793 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 0 | 1 March 2023 |
| 31 August 2021 | £99,000 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £102,000 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 0 | 28 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
- c/o Henderson Black & Co, Chestney House,, 149 Market Street, St Andrews
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.oss.scot
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
No direct external links on this profile. The official OSCR record and source documentation are available through BritDB’s dedicated source page.
05 Provenance
Source for this profile
© Crown Copyright and database right 2026. Contains information from the Scottish Charity Register supplied by the Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator and licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. BritDB is an independent service and does not claim to be the Scottish Charity Register.