OSCR Scottish charity profile

The Petex Academy

ActiveCharity number SC051372
Registered1 November 2021
Main locationCity of Edinburgh
Legal formSCIO (Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation)

01 Identity

Scottish charity record

Snapshot 25 August 2026
OSCR charity number
SC051372
Status
Active
Regulatory type
Standard
Designated religious body
No
Geographical spread
Operations cover all or most of Scotland
Volunteers
1-50 volunteers
Staff
1
Postcode
EH7 4HG

02 Purpose and work

What the charity exists to do

The charity aims to provide education to school children and teachers on science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) related subjects with a view to prepare future generations of children to find sustainable solutions to challenges such as increasing energy demand and associated environmental issues. These purposes will be achieved by: a) teaching children STEM related subjects b) providing access to classrooms within an office space with the following equipment: i) computers ii) 3D scanning and printing iii) computer-controlled lasers iv) programming and computing tools for design and collaboration. and v) electronics and robotics station

Charitable purposes

  • the advancement of education
  • the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science

Beneficiaries

  • Children or young people

Activities

  • It carries out activities or services itself

Constitutional objectives

7.1 The SCIO shall promote, advance and further charitable purposes by providing education to school children and teachers on STEM related subjects with a view to preparing future generations of children to find sustainable solutions to challenges such as increasing energy demand and associated environmental issues. These purposes will be achieved by: (a) Teaching children STEM related subjects. (b) Providing access to classrooms within an office space with the following equipment: (i) Computers. (ii) 3D scanning and printing. (iii) Computer controlled lasers. (iv) Programming and computing tools for design and collaboration. and (v) Electronics and robotics station. 7.2 For the purposes of the 2005 Act the following charitable purposes are (i) particularly relevant and (ii) are the charitable purposes identified as applicable from section 7 of the 2005 Act: (a) the advancement of education. and (b) the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science. 7.3 For the purposes of the Taxes Acts the provisions set out in clauses 7.1 and 7.2 shall be read together to ensure the charitable purposes of the SCIO are compliant with the Taxes Acts.

03 Annual returns

Income and expenditure history

4 periods
Year endTotal incomeDonationsCharitable activities incomeTrading incomeInvestment incomeOther incomeTotal expenditureRaising fundsCharitable activities spendingOther spendingStaffReturn received
30 September 2025£230,000£0£0£0£0£0£145,513£0£0£0119 May 2026
30 September 2024£300,000£0£0£0£0£0£209,561£0£0£0130 June 2025
30 September 2023£0£0£0£0£0£0£78,871£0£0£0119 June 2024
30 September 2022£300,000£300,000£0£0£0£0£8,020£0£8,020£0124 March 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
Petex House, 10 Logie Mill, 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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