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School Of Hard Knocks

Sohk

Country
England & Wales
Charity number
1147009
Status
Registered
Reporting
Up to date Last filed Aug. 13, 2026. Filing history
Registered
April 25, 2012
Legal form
Charitable company
Company number
07743730

Address

Address
The Melting Pot
15 Calton Road
Edinburgh
EH8 8DL

Activities

School of Hard Knocks uses sport and other challenging activities to help participants re-engage with school or find employment. All of our courses seek to develop a sense of citizenship and work towards improvement in mental and physical health and wellbeing. Other objectives include: Reduced crime, money management, career planning, increased confidence and increased personal responsibility.

Objects: To Assist Persons Who May Have Need Of Support By Virtue Of Poor Health, Disability, Financial Hardship Or Other Disadvantage, In Particular But Not Exclusively By The Provision Of Facilities And Programmes Of Physical, Educational And Other Activities As A Means Of: A) Advancing Life And By Developing Skills, Capacities And Capabilities To Enable Persons To Participate In Society As Independent, Mature And Responsible Individuals; B) Advancing Education; C) Relieving Unemployment; D) Advancing Physical, Mental And Emotional Health And Well Being.

Classification

How
Provides Services
What
Education/training, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Economic/community Development/employment
Who
Children/young People, Other Defined Groups

Geography

Country
Scotland
Region
Throughout England And Wales

Finances

Period end Filed Income Expenditure Assets Employees
March 31, 2026 Aug. 13, 2026On time £1,490,783 £1,430,050 £179,044 26
March 31, 2025 Sept. 17, 2025On time £1,345,094 £1,324,168 £118,311 23
March 31, 2024 Dec. 9, 2024On time £1,518,232 £1,545,622 £97,385 32
March 31, 2023 Jan. 23, 2024On time £1,779,731 £1,838,592 £124,775 -
March 31, 2022 Jan. 16, 2023On time £1,555,527 £1,538,191 £183,636 25
March 31, 2021 Jan. 19, 2022 £1,107,746 £1,036,279 £166,300 22

Trustees

Name Appointed
James Cameron (Chair) Sept. 5, 2016
Chris Webb Jan. 21, 2026
Dr Mikel Mellick Sept. 20, 2022
Karen Dawn Neale April 28, 2025
Neel Sood Sept. 20, 2022
Nicholas Dent March 4, 2024
Shaunagh Brown Jan. 20, 2025
Thomas Edward Lockyer Walsh April 28, 2025
Victoria Griffin Dec. 4, 2017
Yasmine Hafiz Dec. 6, 2021