What is an organisation identifier?
An organisation identifier is a unique piece of text that definitively identifies an organisation.
Examples include charity numbers and company numbers.
Identifiers are usually assigned by an external body like a regulator.
Findthatcharity uses the Org ID scheme to create identifiers.
GB-SC gives the scheme for this identifier (Scottish Charity Register), while SC000278 is the identifier for this organisation within the scheme.
Description
The University shall engage in, and promote, original research and shall be a teaching, examining and awarding body. Its objects shall be to advance education, knowledge and wisdom by research, knowledge exchange, scholarship, learning and teaching, for the benefit of individuals and society at large (hereinafter called 'the Objects').
OSCR Charity number
Registered
Postcode
EH14 4AS
Website
Latest income
£260,621,000 (on )
This organisation record is based on data from Office of Scottish Charity Regulator Charity Register Download published by Office of Scottish Charity Regulator.
Depending on the data source, location may describe the headquarters of the organisation rather than the area it operates in.
Registered Office in the UK
This organisation has been classified using different categories:
Activities (OSCR)
- 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
Beneficiaries (OSCR)
- Children or young people
- Other defined groups
Purposes (OSCR)
- The advancement of education
International Classification of Non-profit and Third Sector Organizations (ICNP/TSO)
ICNP/TSO categories have been automatically assigned from a machine learning model, as part of the UK Charity Classification project.
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Colleges and universities
B21
UK Charity Activity Tags
These tags are taken from a project to classify all UK charities using a common set of tags. The tags are applied using keyword searching, so may be incorrect for particular cases.
Visit charityclassification.org.uk for more information on the project. If you have any feedback on the classification system or how it has been applied there is a form on the project homepage.
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Education
ED
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Education
ED
» Higher educationED103
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Education
ED
» Student supportED105
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Research
RS
Year ending | Income (£) | Spending (£) |
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1934-01-15 |
Registered as a charity |
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2017-07-31 | 221,218,000 | 228,110,000 |
2018-07-31 | 228,303,000 | 220,948,000 |
2019-07-31 | 237,349,000 | 265,903,000 |
2020-07-31 | 230,690,000 | 222,476,000 |
2021-07-31 | 235,069,000 | 232,870,000 |
2022-07-31 | 260,621,000 | 295,343,000 |
Data on funds and reserves are only available for financial years where the charity's income was more than £500,000.
Received 71 grants. Showing most recent 10 grants.
View this organisation's grants on GrantNav.
Data source
Some grants data comes from funders who publish data using the 360Giving Data Standard. It was accessed using the 360Giving Datastore.
- Bòrd na Gàidhlig (2 grants) | Licence | GrantNav Publisher page
- Cabinet Office (44 grants) | Licence | GrantNav Publisher page
- Foundation Scotland (21 grants) | Licence | GrantNav Publisher page
- Garfield Weston Foundation (1 grant) | Licence | GrantNav Publisher page
- Nuffield Foundation (1 grant) | Licence | GrantNav Publisher page
- R S Macdonald Charitable Trust (2 grants) | Licence | GrantNav Publisher page
Office of Scottish Charity Regulator
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