OpenCharities

The Campaign for Freedom of Information in Scotland

Also known as: CFoIS

Country
Scotland
Charity number
SC051263
Status
Active
Reporting
Up to date Last filed Dec. 24, 2025. Filing history
Registered
Sept. 16, 2021
Legal form
SCIO (Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation)

Address

Address
Nexus Business Space
126 West Regent Street
Glasgow
G2 2RQ

Contact

Website
cfois.scot
Screenshot of the The Campaign for Freedom of Information in Scotland website

Activities

'It carries out activities or services itself'

'the advancement of education','the advancement of citizenship or community development','the advancement of human rights, conflict resolution or reconciliation','the promotion of equality and diversity'

CFoIS was established in 1984 as the Scottish part of a UK wide initiative to set up an independent organisation to champion people's right to find out about how they are governed and how their services are delivered. CFoIS has consistently worked to improve public access to official information, to secure a legal right to access information and to enforce that right. CFoIS has been associated with all FoI legal reform in Scotland and continues to focus on the importance of open and accountable government to enable informed scrutiny which includes transparent public services and services of a public nature. Therefore our current campaign is to support legal reform of Scotland's outdated Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 and work with all parties at the Scottish Parliament to evidence why action is needed now. CFoIS hosts meetings of the Scottish Public Information Forum to enable right holders and duty bearers to engage and share best practice.

Beneficiaries: 'No specific group, or for the benefit of the community'

Objectives: The charitable purposes of The Campaign are: 4.1. The advancement of education 4.2. The advancement of citizenship or community development 4.3. The advancement of human rights, conflict resolution or reconciliation 4.4. The promotion of equality and diversity.

Geography

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

Finances

Period end Filed Income Expenditure Employees
March 31, 2026 Due Dec. 31, 2026 £0 £0 2
March 31, 2025 Dec. 24, 2025On time £13,598 £13,169 2
March 31, 2024 Dec. 19, 2024On time £2,680 £5,262 1
March 31, 2023 Dec. 21, 2023On time £12,313 £9,747 1
March 31, 2022 Dec. 23, 2022On time £5,600 £6,249 1

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