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Charity Details:

Youth Scotland

SC000501Registered charity from 23 October 1935
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Address Balfour House
19 Bonnington Grove
Edinburgh
Postcode EH6 4BL
Website www.youthscotland.org.uk
Regulatory Type Standard
Link to Companies House https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/
Object:
The Charity's objects are to assist young people in Scotland to be confident, resilient and ready to reach their full potential; the Charity will aim to achieve this by supporting a network of youth groups and delivering services which help young people to learn, succeed and make positive contributions to their communities. In particular the Charity aims: 7.1 to encourage young people in Scotland aged from 5-25 years of age to find new interests, to form positive relationships with other people, and to contribute to developments in their own and the wider community; 7.2 to encourage young people in Scotland to organise and conduct activities for themselves, thus learning to aspire and achieve, accept and handle responsibility; 7.3 to provide training and other support for volunteers and paid workers who support the development of young people; 7.4 to encourage the involvement of young people in Scotland in a range of projects (delivered in Scotland or elsewhere) which contribute to their development and their local communities; 7.5 to support a thriving network of diverse organisations that use a youth work approach
Details of the charity's operations
Charity Status: Active
Last Updated: 31 Mar 2025
Constitutional Form: Company (the charity is registered with Companies House)
Constitutional Form Date: 23 Oct 1935
Geographical Spread: Operations cover all or most of Scotland
Main Operating Location: City of Edinburgh
Purposes: "the advancement of citizenship or community development","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 relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage"
Beneficiaries: "Children or young people"
Types of activity undertaken: "It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations","It carries out activities or services itself"
Annual Information Submission History
Year End Income Expenditure Annual Return Received Accounts Received Latest Accounts
31 Mar 2021 £1,777,550 £1,670,274 15 Nov 2021 Yes
31 Mar 2022 £2,054,292 £1,799,601 15 Nov 2022 Yes
31 Mar 2023 £1,620,550 £1,912,866 29 Dec 2023 Yes
31 Mar 2024 £1,786,970 £1,928,583 18 Dec 2024 Yes Published accounts can be found on the Companies House website
31 Mar 2025 No Annual Information due by 31 Dec 2025
*Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, OSCR allowed an additional 9 months grace period for charities that were overdue/late when their annual information due by date fell between 01 March 2020 and 31 March 2021.

If an annual return has been received on time (within nine months of the Year End Date), the 'Annual Return Received' box is green   . If an annual return is late, the box is red   .
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