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Postcode Community Trust

Country
Scotland
Charity number
SC044772
Status
Active
Reporting
Up to date Last filed Sept. 3, 2026. Filing history
Registered
March 26, 2014
Legal form
Company (the charity is registered with Companies House)

Address

Address
28 Charlotte Square
Edinburgh
EH2 4ET

Activities

'It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations'

'the prevention or relief of poverty','the advancement of health','the advancement of citizenship or community development','the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science','the advancement of public participation in sport','the provision of recreational facilities, or the organisation of recreational activities, with the object of improving the conditions of life for the persons for whom the facilities or activities are primarily intended','the advancement of human rights, conflict resolution or reconciliation','the promotion of equality and diversity','the advancement of environmental protection or improvement','the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage','the advancement of animal welfare'

Postcode Community Trust supports smaller charities and good causes in Wales and across Great Britain to make a difference to their community for the benefit of people and planet. Postcode Community Trust operates its own society lottery and receives all of its funding from players of Postcode Lottery.

Beneficiaries: 'Other charities or voluntary bodies'

Objectives: OBJECTS 3. The Company is incorporated for charitable objects and purposes only with the intention of providing public benefit in Scotland or elsewhere, and in particular the Company is established to promote: (i) The prevention or relief of poverty. (ii) The advancement of health. (iii) The advancement of citizenship or community development. (iv) The advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science. (v) The advancement of public participation in sport. (vi) The provision of recreational facilities, or the organisation of recreational activities , with the object of improving the conditions of life for the persons for whom the facilities or activities are primarily intended. (vii) The advancement of human rights, conflict resolution or reconciliation. (viii) The promotion of equality and diversity. (ix) The advancement of environmental protection or improvement. (x) The relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage. and (xi) The advancement of animal welfare.

Geography

Main operating location
City of Edinburgh
Geographical spread
Scotland and other parts of the UK

Finances

Period end Filed Income Expenditure
Dec. 31, 2025 Sept. 3, 2026On time £49,176,123 £49,769,340
Dec. 31, 2024 Sept. 3, 2025On time £49,113,405 £48,060,456
Dec. 31, 2023 Sept. 17, 2024On time £12,116,221 £11,862,821
Dec. 31, 2022 Aug. 14, 2023On time £8,330,886 £8,184,939
Dec. 31, 2021 July 13, 2022On time £8,009,060 £7,872,351
Dec. 31, 2020 Sept. 15, 2021 £8,124,413 £8,141,921

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