# Emms International

## Details

- **Country:** Scotland
- **Charity number:** SC032327
- **Known as:** Emms
- **Status:** Active
- **Legal form:** Company (the charity is registered with Companies House)
- **Registered:** Oct. 19, 2001
- **Register:** https://www.oscr.org.uk/about-charities/search-the-register/charity-details?number=SC032327


## Contact

- **Address:** Norton Park, 57 Albion Road, Edinburgh
- **Postcode:** EH7 5QY
- **Website:** www.emms.org



## Activities

**Activities:** &#x27;It makes grants, donations, loans, gifts or pensions to individuals&#x27;,&#x27;It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations&#x27;

**Purposes:** &#x27;the prevention or relief of poverty&#x27;,&#x27;the advancement of education&#x27;,&#x27;the advancement of health&#x27;,&#x27;the saving of lives&#x27;,&#x27;the advancement of human rights, conflict resolution or reconciliation&#x27;,&#x27;the advancement of environmental protection or improvement&#x27;,&#x27;the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage&#x27;

**What the charity does:** EMMS International is Scotland’s longest-serving international healthcare charity. Since 1841, from our base in Scotland, we have set out to heal the sick in some of the poorest communities in the world. Today, we continue to improve health, in India, Malawi, Nepal, Rwanda, Scotland and Zambia. We do this through a multi-faceted approach, developing healthcare resources via education, improving infrastructure and the environment, tackling inequalities and discrimination, and so empowering the vulnerable. We help families in countries challenged by poverty to gain access to a range of healthcare, and help break the cycle of poverty and injustice by creating sustainable healthcare solutions with our partners. We stand with some of the most vulnerable in society to promote justice, giving them power over their own lives by providing them with an education to earn a living, whilst creating a stronger health service which helps protect their local environments.

**Beneficiaries:** &#x27;Children or young people&#x27;,&#x27;Older People&#x27;,&#x27;People with disabilities or health problems&#x27;

**Objectives:** The Company&#x27;s objects are:-   3.1 the prevention or relief of poverty. 3.2 the advancement of health. 3.3 the advancement of education. 3.4 the saving of lives. 3.5 the advancement of human rights, conflict resolution or reconciliation. 3.6 the advancement of environmental protection or improvement 3.7 the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage. and 3.7 such other object as is charitable, not falling under the preceding sub-clauses and that may reasonably be regarded as similar to any of the preceding sub-clauses.   With the foregoing objects to be carried out throughout the world in accordance with Christian faith for the benefit of people of all faiths and none.





## Geography

- **Main operating location:** City of Edinburgh
- **Geographical spread:** UK and overseas







