01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC048547
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- UK and overseas
- Volunteers
- 1-50 volunteers
- Staff
- 0
- Postcode
- EH2 1EX
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
UNAssociationScotland is a civil society organisation committed to strengthening the implementation of the UN goals and values at grassroots levels, especially the seventeen Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Through 8 branches, community engagement is encouraged, recognising specific local concerns. Although each branch is a separate entity, all are connected through the Management Committee under the Board o Trustees
Charitable purposes
- the prevention or relief of poverty
- the advancement of education
- the advancement of citizenship or community development
- the advancement of human rights, conflict resolution or reconciliation
- the promotion of religious or racial harmony
- the promotion of equality and diversity
- 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
The Association's purposes are: 1. the prevention or relief of poverty. 2. the advancement of education. 3. the advancement of citizenship or community development (including rural or urban regeneration and the promotion of civic responsibility, volunteering, the voluntary sector or the effectiveness of the efficiency of charities). 4. the advancement of human rights, conflict resolution or reconciliation. 5. the promotion of religious harmony. 6. the promotion of equality and diversity. 7. the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage. 8. support for local Branches of UNAS. 9. UNAS subscribes to the Objects of UNA-UK (in summary: encouraging support for the United Nations by individual citizens and by government).
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 October 2025 | £84,100 | £68,427 | 0 | 1 April 2026 |
| 31 October 2024 | £67,973 | £61,879 | 0 | 13 June 2025 |
| 31 October 2023 | £64,272 | £58,979 | 0 | 24 July 2024 |
| 31 October 2022 | £42,534 | £47,243 | 0 | 31 July 2023 |
| 31 October 2021 | £48,035 | £64,819 | 0 | 30 June 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
- 44/3 Frederick Street, Edinburgh
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.unhscotland.org.uk
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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