01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC049432
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- Operations cover all or most of Scotland
- Volunteers
- 0 volunteers
- Staff
- 0
- Postcode
- EH3 9EE
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
We believe in a world in which every person has the passion, purpose, and power to write a bright future for themselves and their communities. Through our education, community, and publishing divisions, our nonprofit works to foster a love of literature, increase literacy rates, and use storytelling to empower underserved communities.
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of education
- the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science
- the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage
Beneficiaries
- Other charities or voluntary bodies
Activities
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
The objects of the Company are to foster an appreciation of literature, increase literacy rates and use storytelling to empower unrepresented and marginalised groups through:- (a) the advancement of the arts, with a particular (but not exclusive) focus on written and performing arts, (b) the advancement of education through its literacy programs and partnerships with educational institutions. (c) the relief of those in need by reason of financial hardship or other disadvantage, and (d) to promote such similar charitable purposes, objects or institutions in such proportions and manner as the Trustees shall think fit. The expressions 'charitable purpose' or 'charitable object' shall mean a charitable purpose under section 7 of the 2005 Act which is also regarded as a charitable purpose in relation to the application of the Taxes Acts and a 'charitable institution' shall mean a charity in terms of the 2005 Act which is also regarded as a charity in relation to the application of the Taxes Acts, or a charity under the law of any other jurisdiction which is also regarded as a charity in relation to the application of the Taxes Acts, provided that nothing in these Articles shall authorise an application of the property of the Company other than in furtherance of a charitable purpose.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | £0 | £0 | 0 | Not supplied |
| 31 December 2024 | £0 | £8,916 | 0 | 5 August 2025 |
| 31 December 2023 | £0 | £2,062 | 0 | 9 August 2024 |
| 31 December 2022 | £0 | £2,110 | 0 | 16 August 2023 |
| 31 December 2021 | £0 | £3,162 | 0 | 10 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
- Turcan Connell, , Princes Exchange, 1 Earl Grey Street, Edinburgh
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.BrinkLit.org
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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