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Scottish Council On Human Bioethics

SC034372Registered charity from 17 June 2003
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Address 15 North Bank Street
The Mound
Edinburgh
Postcode EH1 2LS
Website No Link Provided
Regulatory Type Standard
Object:
The organisation’s charitable purposes are to: - Advance human rights, including: - The engagement with, and the provision of assistance as well as advice to, legislators, fellow professionals and other interested parties with ethical analysis relating to biomedicine. - The promotion of international legal instruments relating to human bioethics. - Advance education in human bioethics in academia, schools and amongst the general public through the provision of appropriate presentations, publications and classes. - Promote equality and diversity for the protection of patients in Scottish society. - Advance health, including the prevention or relief of sickness, disease or human suffering through providing appropriate advice in biomedical ethics. - Encourage relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage. - Advance citizenship or community development, including the promotion of civic responsibility. This will include collecting and evaluating evidence and information relating to ethical issues from which to inform public debate while encouraging Scottish society to engage in ethical discussion of relevant topics in medicine and biology.
Details of the charity's operations
Charity Status: Active
Last Updated: 31 Mar 2025
Constitutional Form: SCIO (Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation)
Constitutional Form Date: 03 Nov 2015
Previous Constitutional Form 1: Company (the charity is registered with Companies House)
Previous Constitutional Form 1 Date: 17 Jun 2003
Geographical Spread: Operations cover all or most of Scotland
Main Operating Location: City of Edinburgh
Purposes: "the advancement of education","the advancement of health","the advancement of citizenship or community development","the advancement of human rights, conflict resolution or reconciliation","the promotion of equality and diversity","the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage"
Beneficiaries: "Children or young people","Older People","People with disabilities or health problems","No specific group, or for the benefit of the community"
Types of activity undertaken: "It carries out activities or services itself"
Notes: This SCIO was incorporated on 03 November 2015 as a result of the conversion of a charitable company (SC247239, Scottish Council on Human Bioethics).
Annual Information Submission History
Year End Income Expenditure Annual Return Received Accounts Received Latest Accounts
31 Mar 2021 £64,052 £28,459 07 Dec 2021 Yes
31 Mar 2022 £31,503 £31,914 06 Oct 2022 Yes
31 Mar 2023 £36,203 £39,555 11 Oct 2023 Yes
31 Mar 2024 £33,453 £35,970 12 Sept 2024 Yes SCHB Report and Financial Statements for the Year Ending 31 March 2024_Redacted
31 Mar 2025 No Annual Information due by 31 Dec 2025
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