01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC052221
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- Scotland and other parts of the UK
- Volunteers
- 101-250 volunteers
- Staff
- 6
- Postcode
- EH8 9DR
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
We are a charity and professional membership organisation for Sport and Exercise Medicine (SEM) professionals and our vision is to improve the health of the nation though physical activity. We are dedicated to advancing education, health and science. We do this through exams, education, curriculum, training and accreditation. We set standards and establish clinical standards and best practice to benefit both healthcare professionals and their patients. We support and develop our medical specialty of SEM which is aimed at improving the health of people and populations. We also seek to improve the health of the nation through physical activity is led through our Moving Medicine initiative. This helps healthcare professionals support people with long-term conditions to move more. The programme provides free evidence-based, practical resources that support healthcare professionals to help patients live more active lives.
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of education
- the advancement of health
- 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
The organisation's purposes are the advancement of education, the advancement of health, and the advancement of science, through education standard setting, training, development, and promotion of the fields of sport, exercise and musculoskeletal medicine aimed at improving the health of people and populations.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2026 | £0 | £0 | 6 | Not supplied |
| 31 March 2025 | £863,455 | £760,446 | 6 | 12 December 2025 |
| 31 March 2024 | £890,237 | £612,513 | 6 | 11 December 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
- 1a Hill Square, Edinburgh
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.fsem.ac.uk
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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