01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC050145
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- One or a few bases or facilities serving people who come from a broad area
- Volunteers
- 1-50 volunteers
- Staff
- 2
- Postcode
- Not supplied
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
We work with local refugee communities to deliver various services assisting with education, mental health, socialising & integration,, distributing aid items, etc. This is done via regular gatherings & workshops throughout the year, working closely with other organisations incl. Edinburgh Council to ensure efficient delivery of services. We work with refugees of all backgrounds, age groups & genders & encourage their input to best understand their needs. We are predominantly run by volunteers.
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of education
- 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
- the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage
Beneficiaries
- Other defined groups
Activities
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
7.1 The SCIO will promote, advance and further its Charitable purposes, by delivering services and activities itself or providing a platform to support individuals or other organisations which provide a public benefit ordinarily in Scotland. 7.2 In providing its activities, the Charity Trustees will set out (ordinarily with a medium to long term outlook) a strategic theme to the SCIO’s activities to provide focus on a theme to assist the SCIO best create Charitable impact in society and for its members. 7.3 The strategic theme will be identified from among the Charitable purposes as set out in clause 7.3 below. 7.4 For the purposes of the 2005 Act the following charitable purposes are the charitable purposes identified as applicable to the SCIO from section 7 of the 2005 Act:- 7.4.2 the advancement of education. 7.4.9 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. 7.4.14 the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 April 2025 | £51,170 | £67,361 | 2 | 23 December 2025 |
| 30 April 2024 | £74,497 | £57,726 | 2 | 30 January 2025 |
| 30 April 2023 | £81,846 | £51,005 | 2 | 30 January 2024 |
| 30 April 2022 | £43,927 | £41,918 | 2 | 31 January 2023 |
| 30 April 2021 | £33,603 | £19,040 | 2 | 31 December 2021 |
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
- Not supplied
- Website supplied to OSCR
- https://www.re-act-scotland.org/
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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