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Scran Academy SCIO

SC049911Registered charity from 31 January 2020

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Charity Information:

Address 1 Lochside View
Edinburgh

Postcode EH12 9DH

Website https://www.scranacademy.com/

Regulatory Type Standard

Object:

6 The organisation's purposes are: 6.1 to provide a range of empowering activities that promote the advancement of education and the prevention or relief of poverty for young people - primarily across Edinburgh; specifically by: 6.1.1 running youth-led catering social enterprise activities designed to help young people gain the skills and confidence needed to overcome life barriers and realise their full potential, 6.1.2 offering young people real life work experience and /or employment opportunities 6.1.3 providing community-based education programmes that enables school-aged young people and others failed by mainstream services alone to access support, qualifications, accreditation and other achievements; 6.1.4 providing food and food-based support for young people and their communities facing the greatest poverty-related challenges 6.1.5 offering youth work based programmes that provides positive activities, trusted relationships and fun for young people; and 6.1.6 promoting young people's rights by advocating and showcasing their achievements and adopt an approach that focuses on what young people can do rather than what they do not have.

Operations:

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

Scran Academy is a Youth Work Catering Charity on a mission to see every young person, regardless of background or barrier, meet their full potential in learning, work and life. We run several food-based education and employment programmes supporting young people aged 11-25 to gain the confidence, skills and experience needed to thrive in learning and earning. We are an SQA approved centre, and deliver accredited qualifications to support young people whose needs are not met by mainstream education to meet vocational and academic learning goals. We run a successful catering social enterprise, employing and training young people to gain real-life experience, earn their own money and develop a long-term positive regard for work. Young people's voices guide everything we do, from strategy to delivery. Almost half of our staff team is under 20, including several graduates of programmes. Young people train our staff, lead our kitchens and deliver our impact. They are amazing!

Charity Status: Active

Constitutional Form: SCIO (Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation)

Constitutional Form Date: 31 Jan 2020

Main Operating Location: City of Edinburgh

Number of Staff: 17

Number of Volunteers: 1-50

Purposes: "the prevention or relief of poverty", "the advancement of education"

Beneficiaries: "Children or young people"

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	£323,508	£145,530	21 Mar 2022	Yes
31 Mar 2022	£394,520	£264,716	22 Dec 2022	Yes
31 Mar 2023	£259,954	£349,499	01 Dec 2023	Yes
31 Mar 2024	£385,464	£385,666	17 Sept 2024	Yes
31 Mar 2025	£411,343	£432,019	10 Dec 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
Melissa	Gordon
Stanley	Yau
Paul	Barrow
Emma	Murray
Becky	Duff
John	Loughton
Katherine	Hart
Catriona	Oates
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