01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC050319
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- UK and overseas
- Volunteers
- 1-50 volunteers
- Staff
- 1
- Postcode
- Not supplied
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
Scot Aid is a humanitarian aid and development organisation founded in July 2020, dedicated to preventing and alleviating poverty. The charity pursues its objectives by providing essential support such as food, clean water, shelter, medical supplies and financial aid to vulnerable families both overseas and within Scotland. During 2024, humanitarian needs across the Middle East and North Africa remained critical. Scot Aid continued and expanded its relief programmes in Palestine, Yemen, and Lebanon. In Palestine, the Gaza Strip faced ongoing devastation due to conflict. Scot Aid prioritised emergency relief for displaced families, including food parcels, water aid, medical support and winter relief. In Yemen, the threat of famine persisted. Scot Aid expanded its Ramadan and Eid distribution projects. 2024 was a busy year for Scot Aid, with the charity also recruiting new employees and volunteers and establishing new strategic partnerships.
Charitable purposes
- the prevention or relief of poverty
Beneficiaries
- Children or young people
- People with disabilities or health problems
- Other defined groups
- Other charities or voluntary bodies
Activities
- It makes grants, donations, loans, gifts or pensions to individuals
- It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
The organisation's purposes are: To relieve poverty, ease suffering of individual, families and communities affected by poverty by mainly providing basic necessities such as food provision, clean water and hygiene products.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | £0 | £0 | 1 | Not supplied |
| 31 December 2024 | £483,724 | £395,247 | 1 | 29 September 2025 |
| 31 December 2023 | £491,414 | £315,494 | 1 | 8 June 2024 |
| 31 December 2022 | £316,686 | £204,274 | 1 | 16 March 2023 |
| 31 July 2021 | £163,556 | £85,549 | 1 | 12 January 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
- Not supplied
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.scotaid.org.uk
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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