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Institute for Research and Innovation in Social Services

Country
Scotland
Charity number
SC037882
Status
Active
Reporting
Up to date Last filed Dec. 12, 2025. Filing history
Registered
March 3, 2007
Legal form
Company (the charity is registered with Companies House)

Address

Address
5 South Charlotte Street
Edinburgh
EH2 4AN

Contact

Website
iriss.org.uk
Screenshot of the Institute for Research and Innovation in Social Services website

Activities

'It carries out activities or services itself'

'the advancement of education'

The aim of the work Iriss does is to help set up the conditions for social work and social care to flourish. We do this by working with those in the sector (workforce, teams, managers, policy, funders, government) to help them learn about the complexities of the system and sector they work in and help give them the confidence to make change. We do this through innovation projects, research work, creating publications to share, skills sessions and supporting government.

Beneficiaries: 'Other defined groups','Other charities or voluntary bodies'

Objectives: To promote positive outcomes for the people who use Scotland's social services by enhancing the capacity and capability of the social services workforce to access and make use of knowledge and research for service innovation and improvement.

Geography

Main operating location
Glasgow City
Geographical spread
UK and overseas

Finances

Period end Filed Income Expenditure Employees
March 31, 2025 Dec. 12, 2025On time £833,611 £799,594 12
March 31, 2024 Dec. 10, 2024On time £904,132 £985,068 13
March 31, 2023 Dec. 13, 2023On time £809,770 £936,485 15
March 31, 2022 Dec. 14, 2022On time £802,198 £746,135 14
March 31, 2021 Dec. 15, 2021On time £752,231 £753,737 13

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