01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC050826
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- Scotland and other parts of the UK
- Volunteers
- 1-50 volunteers
- Staff
- 0
- Postcode
- Eh7 4FY
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
As set out in the ‘Constitution’ and ‘The Charities and Trustee Investments (Scotland) Act 2005’ the purpose(s) of International Directed Evolution Competition SCIO are the following: •the advancement of education •the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science Any other purpose that may reasonably be regarded as analogous to any of the preceding purposes. Summary of the main activities in relation to these objectives: Our fifth competition brought together student research teams from five countries for a year of research, scientific exchange and shared learning. iDEC advances the education of young scientists through directed evolution. We enable students to devise research questions, carry out supervised investigations and communicate their findings to researchers and the wider public. The competition gives participants practical experience of research and encourages them to apply biological engineering to problems that matter to society.
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of education
- the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science
Beneficiaries
- No specific group, or for the benefit of the community
Activities
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
4 The organisation's purposes are: 4.1 Promoting the education of young scientists The International Directed Evolution Competition (iDEC ) aims to encourage young students worldwide to design and implement an innovative research project by themselves through competition. In this process, participants will learn, practice, share their knowledge, and improve their scientific skills, to become talented individuals who will promote future scientific development. iDEC will organize related activities, build a communication platform, and share academic resources to support the educational process of participants. 4.2 Promoting the development of genetic engineering science iDEC is committed to building a science and technology community through scientific competition activities. Participants can publish their research results and knowledge on the iDEC online platform and get feedback from senior scientists. In this academic exchange process, young people's innovative inventions and ideas will continue to be optimized and eventually produce scientifically valuable results. 4.3 Encouraging young scientists to deal with real-world problems Our world is facing major challenges from environmental, public health, food, and other issues. Directed evolution technology is one of the most powerful tools from the life sciences to deal with these challenges in the next ten years. iDEC will encourage participants to innovate and invent with real-world challenges as the goal, anticipating the emergence of new technologies that can help humanity cope with crises. 4.4 A science community that allows the public participation As a public welfare project for students, iDEC will encourage participants to introduce their innovative work to the public through an online platform to understand the latest technological developments. This will build a bridge between the public and scientists. 4.5 Enriching the diverse international academic communication platform... Please see constitution for full wording
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 February 2026 | £25,956 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £25,752 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 0 | 28 October 2026 |
| 1 February 2025 | £20,874 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £20,580 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 0 | 31 October 2025 |
| 1 February 2024 | £21,346 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £24,735 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 0 | 31 October 2024 |
| 1 February 2023 | £5,590 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £6,565 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 0 | 30 October 2023 |
| 1 February 2022 | £15,596 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £9,067 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 0 | 24 October 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
- Flat 17, 16 Hughes Close, 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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