Charity Details

SRUC

SC003712Registered charity from 05 February 1987

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Charity Information:

Address Peter Wilson Building
King's Buildings
West Mains Road
Edinburgh

Postcode EH9 3JG

Website www.sruc.ac.uk

Regulatory Type Standard

Link to Companies House https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/

Object:

The objects for which the Institution is established are, for the benefit of the public in Scotland and elsewhere, to advance education, science and environmental protection and improvement and in furtherance of these purposes the Institution will:- 4.1.1 equip, carry on, maintain and develop a college or school or schools having as its, or their, main objects the provision of tertiary education and in particular the teaching and study of, advice on and research into the Natural Economy and so improving knowledge, training and skill levels and encouraging entrepreneurial activity, and to provide appropriate business support, in Natural Economy-related opportunities across rural Scotland; 4.1.2 expand research and education capacity in relation to the Natural Economy, developing stronger partnership working between all stakeholders including public bodies; 4.1.3 support and encourage rural communities endowed with significant Natural Economy assets to develop sustainability and inclusivity based on those assets; and 4.1.4 encourage people and communities across Scotland to grasp the opportunities of the Natural Economy to deliver a green recovery based on high quality natural capital assets. 4.2 In this clause, as elsewhere in these articles, the expression “Natural Economy” and cognate words, where the context permits, means ecosystem services being agriculture, fishing and aquaculture, food and drink, energy (including renewables), forestry, logging, and manufacture of wood and tourism and generally any and all associated sciences, technologies, crafts and skills, and all matters of whatever nature related to the use of land and water resources, health (including animal health and veterinary services), all aspects of economics and socio-economics, leisure, leisure activities and industries, wildlife habitats, conservation, climate change, natural capital, biodiversity and game management, the rural way of life and environment and the sustainable use of natural resources.

Operations:

What the charity is set up to do and how it does this:

SRUC is a unique institution founded on world-class research. In the recently published 2021 Research Excellence Framework (REF) – a peer assessment of the quality of UK universities’ research across all disciplines – SRUC, with University of Edinburgh - our submission partner, reaffirmed its research strength by demonstrating the greatest research power (volume x quality) in Agriculture, Food and Veterinary Sciences. SRUC’s tertiary model delivers comprehensive skills, education, business support and consultancy services for Scotland’s rural industries, and associated food and drink sector. The integration of these three complementary ‘knowledge exchange’ services is of significant value to all with an interest in land-based activities – be they students, businesses, communities or policymakers.

Charity Status: Active

Constitutional Form: Company (the charity is registered with Companies House)

Constitutional Form Date: 01 Jan 1992

Main Operating Location: City of Edinburgh

Number of Staff: 1218

Number of Volunteers: 0

Purposes: "the advancement of education", "the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science", "the advancement of environmental protection or improvement"

Beneficiaries: "Other defined groups"

Types Of Activity Undertaken: "It carries out activities or services itself"

Annual Submissions:

Year End	Income	Expenditure	Annual Return Received	Accounts Received	Latest Annual Reports and Accounts
31 Mar 2021	£79,743,000	£80,625,000	22 Dec 2021	Yes
31 Mar 2022	£61,830,000	£62,561,000	21 Dec 2022	Yes
31 Mar 2023	£61,765,000	£67,057,000	13 Dec 2023	Yes
31 Mar 2024	£61,271,000	£71,290,000	23 Dec 2024	Yes
31 Jul 2025	£84,723,000	£91,290,000	19 Mar 2026	Yes	Download
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 .

Income and Expenditure:

Charity Trustees:

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From 09 March 2026, OSCR is required by law to publish the names of a charity’s trustees as part of its Scottish Charity Register entry. We are also required to publish each charity’s annual report and accounts as received from this date, which may include the names of certain individuals. The only exceptions to publication are where a charity or one of its charity trustees applies for this information to be excluded, and OSCR is satisfied that publishing it would jeopardise the safety or security of a person or premises.

If the charity trustee information on a Register entry appears blank, this may mean that an exemption applies or that the charity has not yet provided the required details to OSCR. Supplying this information will become mandatory as part of future annual submissions.

From 30 June 2025, OSCR began collecting charity trustee information through OSCR Online. Providing this information is a legal requirement for all charities. The names of trustees will be published on the Scottish Charity Register from early 2026 to promote transparency and strengthen public trust in the sector.

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