01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC050964
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- UK and overseas
- Volunteers
- 51-100 volunteers
- Staff
- 0
- Postcode
- EH5 3BY
OSCR note: This charity has been established to replace Edinburgh Direct Aid SC021007. Edinburgh Direct Aid SC021007 intends to wind up and pass its assets and liabilities to Edinburgh Direct Aid International SC050964.
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
The charity’s purpose is to bring relief to those suffering as a result of man-made or natural catastrophes abroad, in any theatre in which we are able to make an effective, albeit small, contribution. and to do this under the personal supervision and friendly contact of our volunteers, not using paid staff excepting those recruited from, and to carry out tasks in, beneficiary countries. The help we bring spans a wide range, including provision of emergency shelter, schools, food, clothing, music therapy for traumatised children.
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of education
- the advancement of human rights, conflict resolution or reconciliation
- the promotion of equality and diversity
- the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage
Beneficiaries
- No specific group, or for the benefit of the community
Activities
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
4. Purposes The organisation's purposes are: 4.1 to relieve and improve the conditions of those suffering as a result of man-made or natural disasters in any theatre deemed appropriate to its resources. This includes: 4.1.1 providing material aid to relieve the needs of refugees, asylum-seekers or internally displaced persons by reason of hostilities, persecution, oppression, discrimination, natural disasters, or other like causes and to provide assistance to the families and dependents of those who are in conditions of need, hardship or distress. 4.1.2 assisting with the provision of education, vocational training, health, social and other services to those persons and their families and dependents, and facilitating their achievement of economic independence by means of small loans and grants 4.1.3 the encouragement and advocacy of non-discrimination, active cultural participation, the advancement of human rights and the promotion of racial and sexual equality and diversity.
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 | £222,507 | £249,649 | 0 | 30 March 2026 |
| 30 June 2024 | £253,335 | £256,236 | 0 | 15 December 2024 |
| 30 June 2023 | £216,212 | £144,012 | 0 | 26 June 2024 |
| 30 June 2022 | £0 | £0 | 0 | 1 July 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
- 29 Starbank Road, Edinburgh
- Website supplied to OSCR
- edinburghdirectaid.org
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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