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Postcode Education Trust

Country
Scotland
Charity number
SC045922
Status
Active
Registered
Aug. 20, 2015
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 advancement of education','the advancement of health','the advancement of citizenship or community development','the advancement of human rights, conflict resolution or reconciliation','the promotion of equality and diversity'

Postcode Education Trust has a mission to provide education particularly in emergency situations. The Trust supports charities and good causes with those purposes through grant funding. Postcode Education Trust operates its own society lottery and receives all of its funding from the players of People's Postcode Lottery. As more players join People's Postcode Lottery, more funds are distributed to Postcode Education Trust and made available for the Trust to award to good causes.

Objectives: 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: 3.1 The advancement of education. 3.2 The advancement of health. 3.3 The advancement of citizenship or community development. 3.4 The advancement of human rights, conflict resolution or reconciliation. and 3.5 The promotion of equality and diversity.

Areas of operation

Main operating location
City of Edinburgh
Geographical spread
UK and overseas

Finances

Period end Income Expenditure
Dec. 31, 2024 £49,268,592 £48,058,566
Dec. 31, 2023 £44,967,856 £47,000,929
Dec. 31, 2022 £38,934,434 £39,814,261
Dec. 31, 2021 £40,039,331 £38,040,901
Dec. 31, 2020 £8,033,786 £8,469,649