01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC050189
- 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
- IV1 1DJ
OSCR note: Highland Pride SCIO - SC050189) was established to replace The Highland Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Forum - SC039528
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
Our charity is to here to advance the well-being of the LGBTQ+ community in the Highland region of Scotland. We do this through promoting engagement across the highlands though education, and understanding so that the community feels visible, included and supported. We hold events such as LGBTQ+ History month, Trans day of remembrance vigil, the Pride day parade and party, a ceilidh, carols with Pride with Inverness Cathedral, Sounds of Pride musical events. and campaigning on behalf of issues that promote well-being and combat isolation.
Charitable purposes
- 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
- the promotion of equality and diversity
Beneficiaries
- Other defined groups
Activities
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
To facilitate the preservation, protection, promotion and advancement of the mental health, physical health, and social welfare of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender + (LGBT+) Community in the Highlands by: Providing signposting for advice and support for the LGBT+ community available locally and nationally (eg information on health and other services) and provide a link with agencies working on LGBT+ issues and initiatives. Facilitating social events to help address social and geographical isolation faced by the LGBT+ Community. Promoting fair and equal treatment for the LGBT+ community by challenging the stigma, discrimination, and anti-LGBT+ attitudes and behaviours experienced at both a community and a personal level, either indirectly or directly.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 October 2025 | £10,912 | £14,585 | 0 | 27 July 2026 |
| 31 October 2024 | £16,249 | £9,562 | 0 | 3 September 2025 |
| 31 October 2023 | £23,295 | £22,389 | 0 | 17 December 2023 |
| 31 October 2022 | £0 | £0 | 0 | 5 August 2023 |
| 31 October 2021 | £0 | £0 | 0 | 16 September 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
- 28 Queensgate, Inverness
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.highlandpride.org
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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