01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC053435
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- More than one local authority area in Scotland
- Volunteers
- 1-50 volunteers
- Staff
- 13
- Postcode
- AB15 8QH
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
Nescan Hub is a community-led charity dedicated to driving climate action and a just transition in North East Scotland. We empower communities to understand climate change, increase biodiversity, and build resilience through climate literacy training, workshops, events, and initiatives like Climate Week North East and Envirolution Aberdeen. We provide tailored 1:1 support, seed funding, and funding advice to help community organisations create sustainable projects. As part of a partnership, we deliver a £1m Just Transition participatory budgeting fund across Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, and Moray. With over 400 members, we foster peer learning, democratic processes, and advocacy, ensuring community voices influence policy and decision-making. Our work combines education, collaboration, and practical support to enable communities to take meaningful climate action and shape a healthier, sustainable future.
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of environmental protection or improvement
Beneficiaries
- No specific group, or for the benefit of the community
Activities
- It makes grants, donations, loans, gifts or pensions to individuals
- It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
The advancement of environmental protection and improvement, and in furtherance of this to develop awareness and understanding among people and organisations in Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire of climate change and biodiversity loss and to encourage positive action to mitigate and adapt to their impact.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2026 | £0 | £0 | 13 | Not supplied |
| 31 March 2025 | £961,599 | £945,730 | 13 | 17 December 2025 |
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
- NESCAN Hub, The James Hutton Institute, Craigiebuckler, Aberdeen
- Website supplied to OSCR
- https://www.nescan.org/
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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