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Edinburgh Students' Charities Appeal

Also known as: Esca

Country
Scotland
Charity number
SC035064
Status
Active
Reporting
Up to date Last filed March 3, 2026. Filing history
Registered
Dec. 3, 2003
Legal form
Company (the charity is registered with Companies House)

Address

Address
Edinburgh Students' Charities Appeal
5/2 Bristo Square
Edinburgh
EH8 9AL

Contact

Website
escaonline.org
Screenshot of the Edinburgh Students' Charities Appeal website

Activities

'It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations','It carries out activities or services itself'

'the advancement of education','the advancement of citizenship or community development','the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science','the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage'

To promote the relief of poverty and advance education, citizenship and community development by co-ordinating and supporting student charitable fundraising across Edinburgh, the Lothians and the Borders and distributing the funds for the benefit of recognised charitable bodies. ? Support all students in Edinburgh who want to raise money for charity. ? Help groups of student fundraisers co-ordinate and co-operate in their fundraising efforts. ?Create opportunities for students to have an exceptional and distinctive experience which prepares them for life beyond their studies, through student fundraising and volunteering. ? Promote and recognise students’ participation in co-curricular and extra-curricular activities. ? Actively promote our sustainability agenda. ? Running a variety of events, such as RAG annual hitchhiking events, RAG Ball and Freshers Week and other RAG events in which any student can take part and raise money for charities. We also run the Meadows Marathon.

Beneficiaries: 'No specific group, or for the benefit of the community','Other charities or voluntary bodies'

Objectives: The company’s objects are to promote the relief of poverty and advance education, citizenship and community development by co-ordinating and supporting charitable fundraising by students at Universities and Colleges of Higher Education in the area and then distributing the funds for the benefit of recognised charitable bodies.

Geography

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

Finances

Period end Filed Income Expenditure Employees
June 30, 2025 March 3, 2026On time £164,388 £164,354 2
June 30, 2024 March 13, 2025On time £130,608 £135,721 2
June 30, 2023 Jan. 24, 2024On time £163,381 £152,063 2
June 30, 2022 Nov. 9, 2022On time £128,614 £125,861 2
June 30, 2021 Dec. 15, 2021On time £61,345 £72,951 2

Due dates are 9 months after the year end, OSCR's deadline, so they don't allow for any extension OSCR has granted.