OSCR Scottish charity profile

Buta Azerbaijan-Scotland Association

Known as BASA

ActiveCharity number SC050918
Registered21 April 2021
Main locationAberdeen
Legal formUnincorporated association

01 Identity

Scottish charity record

Snapshot 25 August 2026
OSCR charity number
SC050918
Status
Active
Regulatory type
Standard
Designated religious body
No
Geographical spread
Operations cover all or most of Scotland
Volunteers
1-50 volunteers
Staff
0
Postcode
AB11 5QX

02 Purpose and work

What the charity exists to do

BUTA Azerbaijan-Scotland Association exists to connect and strengthen the Azerbaijani community in Scotland The charity is aiming at building bridges of understanding with the wider Scottish public. We do this by promoting Azerbaijani language, culture and heritage through community events, educational activities, cultural programs. We run regular women's gatherings to reduce isolation and build connection, we are developing weekend sessions for children and adults focused on language learning, cultural identity, community belonging. We also support community members with information and signposting and advocate for civic participation and voluntary engagement. Through all of this, we work to ensure that Azerbaijani heritage has a valued place within Scotland's multicultural society.

Charitable purposes

  • the advancement of education
  • the advancement of citizenship or community development
  • the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science

Beneficiaries

  • Children or young people

Activities

  • It carries out activities or services itself

Constitutional objectives

To advance citizenship through the development and teaching of civic values. the promotion or protection of the rights of the citizens. the encouragement of voluntary activity and increasing the involvement of individuals in community activity. To advance education by delivering teaching programmes in the Azerbaijani language and to promote understanding about the Azerbaijani culture and heritage to the younger generation and the wider general public. To advance the arts, heritage and culture by promoting Azerbaijani culture as part of the multicultural landscape of Scotland.

03 Annual returns

Income and expenditure history

4 periods
Year endIncomeExpenditureStaffReturn received
30 September 2025£11,945£10001 July 2026
30 September 2024£3,210£3,776024 June 2025
30 September 2023£2,808£2,150022 June 2024
30 September 2022£3,996£3,316011 June 2023

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
C/O GREC, Neoworx, The Quadrant, Poynernook Road
Website supplied to OSCR
Not supplied
Parent charity
Not supplied

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05 Provenance

Source for this profile

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