OSCR Scottish charity profile

Opportunities Zambia (SCIO)

ActiveCharity number SC049227
Registered16 April 2019
Main locationScottish Borders
Legal formSCIO (Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation)

01 Identity

Scottish charity record

Snapshot 25 August 2026
OSCR charity number
SC049227
Status
Active
Regulatory type
Standard
Designated religious body
No
Geographical spread
Overseas only
Volunteers
1-50 volunteers
Staff
0
Postcode
FK15 9JJ

02 Purpose and work

What the charity exists to do

We use sale of food and other donations in the UK to pay for school meals and other services in Zambia

Charitable purposes

  • the prevention or relief of poverty
  • the advancement of education

Beneficiaries

  • Children or young people
  • Older People
  • People with a particular ethnic or racial origin
  • No specific group, or for the benefit of the community

Activities

  • It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations

Constitutional objectives

1 The organisation's purposes are: 1.1 To support Zambian community projects and grass root organisations through providing funding, equipment and supplies with the following goals: 1.2 The advancement of education for children, young people and adults through providing a programme of free meals and schooling 1.3 The relief of poverty of the spirit, body and mind by providing opportunities for training and work, and supporting vulnerable members of the community by supply of provisions 1.4 To encourage individuals and families and communities to become self-supporting through training and sustainable work placements.

03 Annual returns

Income and expenditure history

5 periods
Year endIncomeExpenditureStaffReturn received
31 March 2026£32,306£29,709027 June 2026
31 March 2025£59,898£65,404030 December 2025
31 March 2024£33,723£33,78305 July 2024
31 March 2023£56,846£67,87506 August 2023
31 March 2022£62,676£53,38304 September 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
Drumcairn, Cawdor Crescent, Dunblane, Stirlingshire
Website supplied to OSCR
Not supplied
Parent charity
Not supplied

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05 Provenance

Source for this profile

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