01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC049488
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- Wider, but within one local authority area
- Volunteers
- 1-50 volunteers
- Staff
- 0
- Postcode
- EH9 1ND
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
Conscious exists to support and improve the mental health and wellbeing of students at the University of Edinburgh. We do this by creating safe spaces for students to talk and connect with others, providing mental health education and Mental Health First Aid training, and making professional therapy more accessible through subsidised sessions. We also organise recreational and social activities that encourage students to build connections, support one another and improve their overall wellbeing.
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of education
- the advancement of health
- the provision of recreational facilities, or the organisation of recreational activities, with the object of improving the conditions of life for the persons for whom the facilities or activities are primarily intended
Beneficiaries
- Other defined groups
Activities
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
The purposes of Conscious are: 4.1. To advance the education amongst the student population through the provision of information sessions, smaller group sessions and flyers surrounding mental health and how to deal with stress. 4.2. To advance the health amongst the student population through the provision of safe spaces on campus for students to express their mental health in an encouraging environment enabling peer-support, along with the provision mental health first aid training to spot the signs of depression, anxiety and suicidal thoughts as well as other mental health issues. 4.3. The provision of recreational facilities, or the organisation of recreational activities, with the object of improving the conditions of life for the persons for whom the facilities or activities are primarily intended by encouraging students to take part in activities such as yoga and other team building activities.
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 July 2026 | £18,610 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £12,562 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 0 | 8 October 2026 |
| 31 July 2025 | £13,515 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £18,488 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 0 | 19 January 2026 |
| 31 July 2024 | £63,091 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £57,673 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 0 | 16 September 2025 |
| 31 July 2023 | £63,091 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £57,040 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 0 | 4 May 2024 |
| 31 July 2022 | £104,315 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £99,581 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 0 | 21 October 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
- 11/3 Melville Terrace, Edinburgh
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.consciousedinburgh.com
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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