01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC048015
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- Wider, but within one local authority area
- Volunteers
- 0 volunteers
- Staff
- 0
- Postcode
- EH1 3QR
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
To enable deprived children who would not otherwise get the chance to participate in sport. We do this by awarding grants to organisations who are able to provide sports to the most deprived areas of Edinburgh and the Lothians.
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of public participation in sport
Beneficiaries
- Children or young people
Activities
- It makes grants, donations, loans, gifts or pensions to individuals
- It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations
Constitutional objectives
The organisation's purposes are: The advancement of public participation in sport through the provision of grants to individuals and organisations to allow them to participate in various sporting activities.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2024 | £20,742 | £22,169 | 0 | 30 September 2025 |
| 31 December 2023 | £29,483 | £24,201 | 0 | 29 September 2024 |
| 31 December 2022 | £26,346 | £35,384 | 0 | 27 September 2023 |
| 31 December 2021 | £31,984 | £22,199 | 0 | 23 September 2022 |
| 31 December 2020 | £14,550 | £12,307 | 0 | 30 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
- c/o Clyde& Co LLP, Albany House, 58 Albany Street, Edinburgh
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.sportingstart.org
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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