01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC051809
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- A specific local point, community or neighbourhood
- Volunteers
- 0 volunteers
- Staff
- 2
- Postcode
- EH8 8DL
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
We exist to strengthen the capabilities of the research and governance communities in Scotland to engage with each other, to meaningfully collaborate, and to make decisions that centre equity. We do this by working with key stakeholders across the Scottish and UK research-policy landscape to: 1) develop and deliver learning events, resources and provide other forms of support, 2) co-create and disseminate opportunities to engage, 3) develop, maintain and support networks and relationships, and 4) innovate knowledge mobilisation practice.
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of education
- the advancement of citizenship or community development
- the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science
Beneficiaries
- Other defined groups
Activities
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
4 The organisation's purposes are: (a)The advancement of science and research through encouraging its greater use in public policymaking. (b)The advancement of education by improving policy outcomes and community wellbeing more generally as a result of linking policymaking and policy processes more closely to research evidence. (c)The advancement of citizenship by encouraging researchers to engage more fully with policymaking processes. (d)The encouragement of equality and diversity by supporting new voices from research to engage with policy.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2026 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 2 | Not supplied |
| 31 March 2025 | £152,600 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £132,032 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 2 | 18 December 2025 |
| 31 March 2024 | £69,253 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £78,729 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 2 | 19 December 2024 |
| 30 June 2023 | £191,003 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £75,472 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 2 | 28 March 2024 |
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
- Scottish Policy & Research Exchange, The Melting Pot, 15 Calton Road, Edinburgh,
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.spre.scot
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
© Crown Copyright and database right 2026. Contains information from the Scottish Charity Register supplied by the Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator and licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. BritDB is an independent service and does not claim to be the Scottish Charity Register.