01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC053856
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- UK and overseas
- Volunteers
- 0 volunteers
- Staff
- 0
- Postcode
- EH7 4PH
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
The Foundation of Global South Thinking is a SCIO set up to support students and academics, predominantly from or connected to the Global South, in their academic and professional development. We do this mainly by providing bursaries and grants to individual students and early-career academics (identified by the charity trustees and through invited applications), and by organising workshops, seminars and mentoring that connect students with academics and professionals. In its first period (December 2024 to December 2025) the charity was funded by donations from its trustees and supporters and made grants to individual students.
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of education
- the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage
Beneficiaries
- Other defined groups
Activities
- It makes grants, donations, loans, gifts or pensions to individuals
Constitutional objectives
5.1 The SCIO will promote, advance and further charitable purposes by supporting financially and otherwise students and academics predominately but not exclusively from or connected to the Global South, with a focus on the provision of:- 5.1.1 bursaries, grants and scholarships to students and academics from the Global South to pursue undergraduate and postgraduate degrees in humanities. 5.1.2 workshops and seminars for students to enhance academic capabilities and professional skills. and 5.1.3 a mentorship programme connecting students with professionals and academics. 5.2 In particular for the purposes of the 2005 Act the charitable purpose identified as applicable from section 7 of the 2005 Act is:- 5.2.1 the advancement of education. and 5.2.2 the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage.
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 December 2025 | £8,551 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £8,550 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 0 | 30 September 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
- 19 Shaw's Street, Edinburgh
- Website supplied to OSCR
- Not supplied
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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