01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC048102
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Cross Border
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- Scotland and other parts of the UK
- Volunteers
- Not supplied
- Staff
- 0
- Postcode
- M60 0AG
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
Charitable purposes
- the prevention or relief of poverty
- the advancement of education
Beneficiaries
- No specific group, or for the benefit of the community
Activities
- It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations
Constitutional objectives
The Objects are to support, through donations from Co-operative organisations, members, customers and employees, projects that contribute to the relief of poverty, the advancement of education or other such charitable purposes which will benefit the communities in which businesses of Co-operative Group (CWS) Limited operate throughout the area of benefit especially where the projects are self-help and to support projects or initiatives that promote charitable purposes within communities and self help organisations whether within the UK and the Isle of Man.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2024 | £2,774,617 | £3,662,953 | 0 | 28 October 2025 |
| 31 December 2023 | £5,681,201 | £8,824,481 | 0 | 12 September 2024 |
| 31 December 2022 | £3,779,343 | £5,310,821 | 0 | 29 September 2023 |
| 31 December 2021 | £4,536,087 | £3,121,245 | 0 | 13 September 2022 |
| 31 December 2020 | £3,394,160 | £3,933,844 | 0 | 20 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
- 9th Floor, 1 Angel Square, Manchester
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.coopfoundation.org.uk
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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