01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC047780
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- Wider, but within one local authority area
- Volunteers
- 1-50 volunteers
- Staff
- 0
- Postcode
- EH1 2EL
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
Prewired provides an unstructured but supportive environment for under 19s to explore and learn about computer programming and related topics. We have volunteers from university and industry with a wide variety of skills who volunteer their time to teach young people about computing. We primarily run regular weekly coding clubs on Wednesday evenings where young people can drop in to work on their projects independently or in groups with support from volunteer mentors. Occasionally we run structured workshops to introduce attendees to a new topic they may not have considered before. Over the summer we hold a Make-a-Thon, where the attendees are challenged to meet specific goals in a set amount of time. this is a really fun learning experience, with concrete outcomes. Sometimes we form teams to take part in national events like the FIRST LEGO League. Prewired is a place for young people to meet peers with shared interests which they can develop together.
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of education
Beneficiaries
- Children or young people
Activities
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
The organisation is established for charitable purposes only, and in particular, the purpose is: To advance the education of young people and in furtherance of this: to encourage young people to become active participants in creatively using and building digital technologies. to provide a supportive environment in which young people can work collaboratively with their peers and with more experienced mentors to develop their digital skills and undertake individual and team projects. and to support mentors in building on their existing strengths and in acquiring new skills by working with young people, and to support them in demonstrating how they have developed personally and how they have made a positive impact.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £4,097 | £2,955 | 0 | 26 January 2026 |
| 31 March 2024 | £250 | £1,470 | 0 | 12 March 2025 |
| 31 March 2023 | £2,361 | £532 | 0 | 16 January 2024 |
| 31 March 2022 | £7,205 | £9,642 | 0 | 23 November 2022 |
| 31 March 2021 | £4,800 | £3,574 | 0 | 28 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
- CodeBase, 37a Castle Terrace, Edinburgh
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.prewired.org
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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