01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC049911
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- Wider, but within one local authority area
- Volunteers
- 1-50 volunteers
- Staff
- 25
- Postcode
- EH12 9DH
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
Scran Academy is on a mission to see every young person, regardless of background or barrier, realise their full potential in learning, work and life. We deliver empowerment for young people facing poverty using relational youth work approaches and the skills and team-building environment of professional kitchens.
Charitable purposes
- the prevention or relief of poverty
- the advancement of education
Beneficiaries
- Children or young people
Activities
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
6 The organisation's purposes are: 6.1 to provide a range of empowering activities that promote the advancement of education and the prevention or relief of poverty for young people - primarily across Edinburgh. specifically by: 6.1.1 running youth-led catering social enterprise activities designed to help young people gain the skills and confidence needed to overcome life barriers and realise their full potential, 6.1.2 offering young people real life work experience and /or employment opportunities 6.1.3 providing community-based education programmes that enables school-aged young people and others failed by mainstream services alone to access support, qualifications, accreditation and other achievements. 6.1.4 providing food and food-based support for young people and their communities facing the greatest poverty-related challenges 6.1.5 offering youth work based programmes that provides positive activities, trusted relationships and fun for young people. and 6.1.6 promoting young people's rights by advocating and showcasing their achievements and adopt an approach that focuses on what young people can do rather than what they do not have.
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 December 2025 | £478,117 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £527,559 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 25 | 29 September 2026 |
| 31 March 2025 | £411,343 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £432,019 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 25 | 10 December 2025 |
| 31 March 2024 | £385,464 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £385,666 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 25 | 17 September 2024 |
| 31 March 2023 | £259,954 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £349,499 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 25 | 1 December 2023 |
| 31 March 2022 | £394,520 | £329,758 | £52,265 | £0 | £0 | £12,497 | £264,716 | £176,938 | £87,778 | £0 | 25 | 22 December 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 Lochside View, Edinburgh
- Website supplied to OSCR
- https://www.scranacademy.com/
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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