OSCR Scottish charity profile

Abiding Heart Education

Known as Abiding Heart or AHE

ActiveCharity number SC052307
Registered6 February 2023
Main locationDumfries And Galloway
Legal formSCIO (Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation)

01 Identity

Scottish charity record

Snapshot 25 August 2026
OSCR charity number
SC052307
Status
Active
Regulatory type
Standard
Designated religious body
No
Geographical spread
Scotland and other parts of the UK
Volunteers
1-50 volunteers
Staff
0
Postcode
DG7 1DT

02 Purpose and work

What the charity exists to do

The charity purposes are: 1 The advancement of theory and practice of (formal and informal) education through the promotion of: personal and inner development. wellbeing. resilience. self-enquiry and healing. transformational education (learning for self-development, human flourishing and well-being). experiential education contemplative education (learning through listening, reflecting, enquiry and critical thinking, discerning, discussing, meditating and applying, as well as, linking personal experiences, meaning making and universal ethics to foster, richer, wiser relationships with the subject matter, oneself and others, to engage empathetically with the world). and artistic education and experiences. 2 To advance education, by using the contemplative education approach to promote wisdom, loving-kindness and compassion, awareness, peace, and harmony through interfaith engagement. 3 The advancement of the arts through integrating the arts into contemplative education.

Charitable purposes

  • the advancement of education
  • 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

4 The organisation’s purposes are: 4.1 The advancement of theory and practice of (formal and informal) education through the promotion of: personal and inner development. wellbeing. resilience. self-enquiry and healing. transformational education (learning for self-development, human flourishing and well-being). experiential education (learning through seeing, thinking, feeling, doing, intuiting and understanding). contemplative education (learning through listening, reflecting, enquiry and critical thinking, discerning, discussing, meditating and applying, as well as, linking personal experiences, meaning making and universal ethics to foster, richer, wiser relationships with the subject matter, oneself and others, to engage empathetically with the world). and artistic education and experiences. 4.2 To advance education, by using the contemplative education approach to promote wisdom, loving-kindness and compassion, awareness, peace, and harmony through interfaith engagement. 4.3 The advancement of the arts by exposing the public to the arts, as well as, increasing individuals’ involvement in the arts through integrating the arts into contemplative education.

03 Annual returns

Income and expenditure history

3 periods
Year endIncomeExpenditureStaffReturn received
31 December 2025£16,185£12,37501 June 2026
31 December 2024£18,664£12,458010 September 2025
31 December 2023£0£0020 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
231 King Street, Castle Douglas
Website supplied to OSCR
https://www.abidinghearteducation.net
Parent charity
Not supplied

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05 Provenance

Source for this profile

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