OpenCharities

Inspiring Scotland

Country
Scotland
Charity number
SC039605
Status
Active
Reporting
Up to date Last filed Oct. 29, 2025. Filing history
Registered
May 23, 2008
Legal form
Company (the charity is registered with Companies House)

Address

Address
Suite 2
14 New Mart Road
Edinburgh
EH14 1RL

Contact

Website
inspiringscotland.org.uk
Screenshot of the Inspiring Scotland website

Activities

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

'the advancement of citizenship or community development'

Vision: ' Every person in Scotland can enjoy a happy, healthy life free from poverty or disadvantage'. Our mission is to inspire people, communities, organisations and government to work together to drive social change and transform lives. We believe that Scotland's voluntary sector has a transformative effect on the lives of those living in Scotland who otherwise may struggle due to life circumstances, poverty or other disadvantages. Our aim is to amplify and strengthen the impact of organisations by helping them to build their strength, resilience and reach. We do that by harnessing the power of the private, public and voluntary sectors.

Beneficiaries: 'Other charities or voluntary bodies'

Objectives: ) The objects of the Trust are to promote such purposes, objects or institutions charitable in law and in such proportions and manner as the Trustees shall think fit. 'Charitable' and 'charitable in law' shall mean charitable for purposes common to the Taxes Acts and the Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act 2005 and any statutory modification or re-enactment thereof.

Geography

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

Finances

Period end Filed Income Expenditure Employees
March 31, 2025 Oct. 29, 2025On time £42,592,251 £42,875,917 54
March 31, 2024 Nov. 12, 2024On time £41,410,991 £41,810,190 56
March 31, 2023 Nov. 29, 2023On time £45,133,067 £45,940,470 60
March 31, 2022 Dec. 21, 2022On time £39,359,282 £37,599,812 59
March 31, 2021 Nov. 19, 2021On time £21,497,848 £20,987,861 54

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