# Sacro

## Details

- **Country:** Scotland
- **Charity number:** SC016293
- **Status:** Active
- **Reporting:** Up to date. Last filed Sept. 22, 2026.
- **Legal form:** Company (the charity is registered with Companies House)
- **Registered:** Aug. 9, 1973
- **Register:** https://www.oscr.org.uk/about-charities/search-the-register/charity-details?number=SC016293


## Contact

- **Address:** 112 Commercial Street, Edinburgh
- **Postcode:** EH6 6NF
- **Website:** www.sacro.org.uk



## Activities

**Activities:** 'It carries out activities or services itself'

**Purposes:** 'the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage'

**What the charity does:** Sacro is a Scottish community justice organisation which works to deliver life changing services that empower people, give hope and protection, and help to build safe communities. Sacro provides a wide range of direct, innovative services within community justice, community safety and public protection. All our services are designed to help build safe communities by reducing conflict and offending. Sacro works with a broad range of people, including those harmed by crime and those responsible for that harm.

**Beneficiaries:** 'No specific group, or for the benefit of the community'

**Objectives:** Sacro’s objects are the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage through: •	Promoting, developing and delivering initiatives and services to anyone arrested, accused, convicted or imprisoned in relation to a criminal offence, including diversion from prosecution, through-care and community-based orders. •	Promoting, developing and delivering initiatives and services to people affected by conflict, anti-social behaviour and crime, including partners, families and victims.   •	Promoting, developing and delivering services and initiatives to support those at risk of becoming involved in criminal activity to make different choices, including early intervention and diversion. •	Promoting, developing and delivering care and support services and initiatives that contribute to people’s safety, or quality of life, or to community cohesion.





## Geography

- **Main operating location:** City of Edinburgh
- **Geographical spread:** Operations cover all or most of Scotland







