01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC049670
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- Operations cover all or most of Scotland
- Volunteers
- 1-50 volunteers
- Staff
- 0
- Postcode
- KA8 8ER
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
SWITCH (Scottish Waste Industry Training, Competency, Health & Safety) is a multi-partner forum made up of organisations from across Scotland’s resource-management sector — including industry, government, regulators and trade bodies. Its purpose is to lead and collaborate to raise health & safety standards, enhance training and professional competence, and develop learning and career pathways, making the waste and resource-management industry safer and more attractive as a career.
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of health
Beneficiaries
- No specific group, or for the benefit of the community
Activities
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
The organisation's purposes are: 4.1 The Charity's purposes shall be to promote the improvement of health and safety and wellbeing (which means the reduction of risk and accidents associated with the industry, amongst those associated with the industry and the general public) in the resource and wastes management industry in Scotland by: a. sponsoring positive changes in policy, legislation and practice to prevent and/or minimise risks to workers in the resource and wastes management industry, and others including the general public. b. initiating, assisting, supporting and encouraging the investigation, consideration, discussion and training of health safety and wellbeing in the resource and wastes management industry to help achieve the prevention, minimisation or reduction of risk and accidents to workers, others and the general public. c. initiating, assisting, supporting and promoting public education/training in all matters relating to the prevention, elimination, and minimisation of risks and accidents (to employees, others and the general public) associated with the resource and wastes management industry. and d. the advancement of knowledge, education and best practice in health safety and wellbeing among professionals, public authorities, industry, business and the general public in Scotland. Note: The Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 Sections 2 and 3 place a duty on employers, employees and the self employed to undertake their duties in such a way so as not to risk the health and safety of anyone.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 October 2025 | £0 | £4,821 | 0 | 16 December 2025 |
| 31 October 2024 | £0 | £10,031 | 0 | 19 February 2025 |
| 31 October 2023 | £45,441 | £33,709 | 0 | 28 November 2023 |
| 31 October 2022 | £7,565 | £21,276 | 0 | 12 July 2023 |
| 31 October 2021 | £27,063 | £7,952 | 0 | 13 July 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
- 1 Damside, Ayr
- Website supplied to OSCR
- https://switchforum.org.uk/
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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