01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC049122
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- Operations cover all or most of Scotland
- Volunteers
- 1-50 volunteers
- Staff
- 9
- Postcode
- ML7 4NS
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
The organisation’s purpose is to improve the lives of the people of Scotland by promoting lifelong participation in activity and sport, using Judo and strength and conditioning as a platform.
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of public participation in sport
Beneficiaries
- Children or young people
- Older People
- People with disabilities or health problems
- People with a particular ethnic or racial origin
- Other defined groups
- 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 makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
1 The organisation's aim is to Improve the lives of the people of Scotland through lifelong participation in activity and sport, primarily associated with Judo. It's purposes are: 4.1 Encourage involvement in activity and sport through education, outreach programmes and signposting 4.2 Provide affordable and accessible routes into activity and sport for all sectors of the community 4.3 Provide support in the form of coaching, strength and conditioning and competitive participation in a range of sporting disciplines 4.4 Create opportunities for lifelong participation and learning in activity and sport
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £319,934 | £329,200 | 9 | 30 December 2025 |
| 31 March 2024 | £298,957 | £288,272 | 9 | 4 October 2024 |
| 31 March 2023 | £311,948 | £265,894 | 9 | 7 November 2023 |
| 31 March 2022 | £65,995 | £47,256 | 9 | 14 December 2022 |
| 31 March 2021 | £0 | £0 | 9 | 2 February 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
- Fortissat View, Salsburgh, Shotts
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.sportingchances.org.uk
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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