OSCR Scottish charity profile

Heart Research UK

Known as HRUK

ActiveCharity number SC053550
Registered31 July 2024
Main locationOutwith Scotland
Legal formCompany (the charity is registered with Companies House)

01 Identity

Scottish charity record

Snapshot 25 August 2026
OSCR charity number
SC053550
Status
Active
Regulatory type
Standard
Designated religious body
No
Geographical spread
Scotland and other parts of the UK
Volunteers
51-100 volunteers
Staff
38
Postcode
LS3 1AB

02 Purpose and work

What the charity exists to do

Our Mission, Challenge and Commitment is to the Prevention, Treatment and Cure of Heart Diseases. Heart diseases claim thousands of lives each year, leaving families heartbroken and communities deeply affected. We have the power to change this. Many of these deaths are preventable. by utilising pioneering medical research, life-changing community health programs, workplace wellness initiatives and advanced clinical education, we are actively working to prevent, treat, and ultimately cure heart diseases. Join us in ending the devastation of heart diseases for good. Our key activity strands are Community Health, Medical Research, Workplace Health and Clinical Education.

Charitable purposes

  • the advancement of health
  • the saving of lives

Beneficiaries

  • Other defined groups

Activities

  • It carries out activities or services itself

Constitutional objectives

The Charity’s objects are restricted to: 5.1 the promotion and furtherance of medical research into the prevention, treatment and cure of heart disease and related conditions. and 5.2 the advancement of health or the saving of lives by providing practical help with the prevention, treatment and rehabilitation of people with such diseases.

03 Annual returns

Income and expenditure history

2 periods
Year endIncomeExpenditureStaffReturn received
31 March 2026£0£038Not supplied
31 March 2025£3,394,375£3,938,4663830 January 2026

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
12D Josephs Well, Hanover Walk
Website supplied to OSCR
https://heartresearch.org.uk/
Parent charity
Not supplied

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05 Provenance

Source for this profile

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