01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC047053
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- Operations cover all or most of Scotland
- Volunteers
- 101-250 volunteers
- Staff
- 4
- Postcode
- EH2 4AN
OSCR note: This charity was established to replace Hospitality Industry Trust Scotland (SC022885)
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
To help people in Scotland ,either studying or working in the Hospitality and Catering Industry , improve their skills and levels of attainment and in so doing raise standards generally within the industry. This is done by offering bespoke support through a programme of grants , scholarships and sponsorships.
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of education
- the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage
Beneficiaries
- No specific group, or for the benefit of the community
- Other charities or voluntary bodies
Activities
- It makes grants, donations, loans, gifts or pensions to individuals
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
4 The organisation's purposes are: 4.1 To relieve those in need by reason of financial hardship or other disadvantage by providing financial assistance to persons who are or have been engaged in the hotel and catering industry in Scotland and 4.2 Any other similar charitable purposes which are carried out in Scotland. The aims of the trustees are to help people studying in Scotland for qualifications in Hospitality and Catering, and those working in the industry in Scotland, improve their skills and levels of attainment, and in so doing to raise standards generally within the industry. This is done by offering financial support through a programme of grants, scholarships and sponsorships.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2024 | £848,834 | £938,503 | 4 | 10 September 2025 |
| 31 December 2023 | £737,502 | £763,096 | 4 | 18 September 2024 |
| 31 December 2022 | £917,397 | £724,764 | 4 | 27 September 2023 |
| 31 December 2021 | £647,665 | £448,518 | 4 | 28 September 2022 |
| 31 December 2020 | £266,083 | £324,740 | 4 | 22 September 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
- HIT Scotland, 5 South Charlotte Street, Edinburgh
- Website supplied to OSCR
- https://hitscotland.co.uk/
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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