01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC048892
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- One or a few bases or facilities serving people who come from a broad area
- Volunteers
- 1-50 volunteers
- Staff
- 2
- Postcode
- EH1 2ER
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
To research and promote the growth of better, more nutient dense grains to both improve health and food security. We have recently (July 26) ceased our milling operations and flour production/sales effort and plan to further our aims by engaging more with agroecological research projects with whom we are already well connected, in particular to translate research into advocacy and to amplify its impact by making real bread more accessible. We will persevere in support of urgently required system change in the growing, milling, and baking of our staple food.
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of education
- the advancement of health
- the advancement of citizenship or community development
- the advancement of environmental protection or improvement
Beneficiaries
- No specific group, or for the benefit of the community
Activities
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
The objects of the Society shall be for public benefit, in particular to benefit communities across Scotland through participatory research and action to promote a grain, flour and bread supply chain that: (a) advances health by improving the nutritional quality of grain. (b) advances environmental protection and sustainable land use in its methods of growing, processing and distribution. (c) advances community development by supporting local economies (including the creation of meaningful employment and volunteering opportunities). (d) advances citizenship by building the capacity of communities to achieve greater control over the management of their natural resources. and in so doing to advance education and awareness about the need for a more sustainable food system that guarantees the human right to sufficient, nutritious food.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Total income | Donations | Charitable activities income | Trading income | Investment income | Other income | Total expenditure | Raising funds | Charitable activities spending | Other spending | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | £118,047 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £139,708 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 2 | 29 September 2026 |
| 31 December 2024 | £109,743 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £114,734 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 2 | 1 July 2025 |
| 31 December 2023 | £130,057 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £130,028 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 2 | 30 June 2024 |
| 31 December 2022 | £107,776 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £99,982 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 2 | 16 June 2023 |
| 31 December 2021 | £129,704 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £126,450 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 2 | 16 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
- c/o Jeffrey Crawford & Co, 25 Castle Terrace, Edinburgh
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.scotlandthebread.org
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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