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Photobiology Research and Education Trust

Country
Scotland
Charity number
SC046167
Status
Active
Reporting
Up to date Last filed Sept. 25, 2026. Filing history
Registered
Dec. 2, 2015
Legal form
SCIO (Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation)

Address

Address
Head of Photobiology Unit
Ninewells Hospital & Medical School
Dundee
DD1 9SY

Activities

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

'the advancement of education','the advancement of health','the saving of lives','the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science'

The objectives of the charity are to promote, conduct and support research, clinical service development, education and training in photobiology relevant to skin, its diseases and prevention of those diseases. the use of laser and non-laser energy-emitting sources to investigate and treat skin disorders and to undertake laboratory-based research. to provide staff, accommodation, instruments, equipment and materials relating to the foregoing. and to promote for the public benefit knowledge relating to the foregoing. We continued to support this by providing grants and holding a conference to increase knowledge as well as publishing research papers.

Beneficiaries: 'Children or young people','Older People','People with disabilities or health problems','People with a particular ethnic or racial origin','Other defined groups','No specific group, or for the benefit of the community','Other charities or voluntary bodies'

Objectives: To promote, conduct and support research, clinical service development, education and training in photobiology relevant to skin, its diseases and prevention of those diseases. the use of laser and non-laser energy-emitting sources to investigate and treat skin disorders and to undertake laboratory-based research. to provide staff, accommodation, instruments, equipment and materials relating to the foregoing. and to promote for the public benefit knowledge relating to the foregoing.

Geography

Main operating location
Fife
Geographical spread
UK and overseas

Finances

Period end Filed Income Expenditure
Dec. 31, 2025 Sept. 25, 2026On time £73,574 £106,248
Dec. 31, 2024 Sept. 16, 2025On time £49,865 £45,219
Dec. 31, 2023 Sept. 26, 2024On time £69,021 £30,050
Dec. 31, 2022 Sept. 29, 2023On time £57,826 £19,263
Dec. 31, 2021 Sept. 16, 2022On time £57,537 £19,026
Dec. 31, 2020 Sept. 30, 2021 £73,956 £21,787

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