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Scouts Scotland

SC017511Registered charity from 19 August 1915
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Information about this charity:
Charity Information Operations Annual Submissions Income and Expenditure Charity Trustees
Charity Information:
Address Scouts Scotland
Postcode KY11 7HQ
Website www.scouts.scot
Regulatory Type Standard
Object:
The purpose of Scouting is to actively engage and support young people in their personal development, empowering them to make a positive contribution to society.
Operations:
What the charity is set up to do and how it does this:
We will prepare more young people with skills for life, supported by amazing leaders delivering an inspiring programme. We will be growing, more inclusive, shaped by young people and making a bigger impact in our communities. Our mission is that Scouting actively engages and supports young people in their personal development, empowering them to make a positive contribution to society. We work within our values in that we act with care, respect, integrity, cooperation, exploring our own and others beliefs. Our development of young people takes place when the young people, in partnership with adults, work together based on the values of Scouting and: enjoy what they are doing and have fun, take part in activities indoors and outdoors, learn by doing, share in spiritual reflection, take responsibility and make choices undertake new and challenging activities, make and live by their Promise.
Charity Status: Active
Constitutional Form: Other
Constitutional Form Date: 19 Aug 1915
Main Operating Location: Fife
Number of Staff: 47
Number of Volunteers: over 250
Purposes: "the advancement of education", "the advancement of citizenship or community development"
Beneficiaries: "Children or young people", "Other charities or voluntary bodies"
Types Of Activity Undertaken: "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"
Annual Submissions:
Year End Income Expenditure Annual Return Received Accounts Received Latest Annual Reports and Accounts
31 Mar 2021 £2,434,045 £2,366,084 30 Aug 2021 Yes
31 Mar 2022 £2,269,822 £2,556,410 23 Aug 2022 Yes
31 Mar 2023 £3,815,455 £3,663,119 29 Nov 2023 Yes
31 Mar 2024 £3,472,051 £3,677,383 19 Nov 2024 Yes
31 Mar 2025 £4,791,989 £4,606,102 12 Nov 2025 Yes Visit Charity's Website
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:
First Name Last Name
Scott Leishman
Adedamisi Pegba-Otemolu
John Kennedy
Karen Ritchie
Mollie Reid
Barry Donald-Hewitt
Catherine Thirlaway
Emily Telford
Cameron Simpson
Graeme Luke
Stuart Clemenson
Lewis McDermott
Kathryn Marshall
Evelyn Dick
Jamie Wishart
Frances Lawson
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.
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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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