01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC050356
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- Operations cover all or most of Scotland
- Volunteers
- 0 volunteers
- Staff
- 0
- Postcode
- EH3 8BP
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
To distribute the bag tax monies received to chosen charities within the local communities.
Charitable purposes
- the prevention or relief of poverty
- the advancement of education
- the advancement of religion
- the advancement of health
- the saving of lives
- the advancement of citizenship or community development
- the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science
- the advancement of public participation in sport
- 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 advancement of human rights, conflict resolution or reconciliation
- the promotion of religious or racial harmony
- the promotion of equality and diversity
- the advancement of environmental protection or improvement
- the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage
- the advancement of animal welfare
- any other purpose that may reasonably be regarded as analogous to any of the preceding purposes
Beneficiaries
- No specific group, or for the benefit of the community
Activities
- It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations
Constitutional objectives
The organisation's charitable purposes are: To provide relief to those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage. To promote and assist by means of the making of grants and the giving of financial assistance any companies, trusts, associations or societies which are established for charitable purposes.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 June 2026 | £0 | £0 | 0 | Not supplied |
| 30 June 2025 | £1,614,658 | £1,828,672 | 0 | 7 April 2026 |
| 30 June 2024 | £1,672,927 | £1,766,100 | 0 | 20 May 2025 |
| 30 June 2023 | £4,157,097 | £1,554,270 | 0 | 18 April 2024 |
| 31 December 2021 | £0 | £0 | 0 | 22 November 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
- 58 Morrison Street, Edinburgh
- Website supplied to OSCR
- Not supplied
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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