--- title: "Scottish Prison Service Benevolent Fund — charity SC021603 | CharityCompare" description: "Scottish Prison Service Benevolent Fund (charity SC021603): income £24,617 (2026). Registration, activities, accounts and official sources." source: https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/scottish-prison-service-benevolent-fund retrieved: 2026-10-07T06:13:51.879Z date_note: "Retrieval time is not the filing, register-extract or editorial-review date; cite those dates from the content." license: "Charity data © Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0" --- Registered charity · No. SC021603Unincorporated association SP # Scottish Prison Service Benevolent Fund Independent profile · Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator (OSCR) data Scottish Prison Service Benevolent Fund is a registered charity in Scotland. Its register classifications include the prevention or relief of poverty, the advancement of health. Register extract 2026-10-04 · Not yet rated [Check official registration](https://www.oscr.org.uk/about-charities/search-the-register/charity-details?number=SC021603) Work at Scottish Prison Service Benevolent Fund? [Claim this profile free](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/claim?charity=scottish-prison-service-benevolent-fund&type=claim&name=Scottish%20Prison%20Service%20Benevolent%20Fund) to add your own description, logo and links. At a glance · official register ## What are the key facts about Scottish Prison Service Benevolent Fund? Reported income · year ending 2026-03-31 £24,617 Reported spending · year ending 2026-03-31 £22,451 Registered charity number SC021603 Status in source extract Registered Charity type Unincorporated association Register contact address detail (not service area) City of Edinburgh Quick answer Scottish Prison Service Benevolent Fund (number SC021603) is listed as registered in the OSCR snapshot used here. Check the live register for its current position. Registration does not authenticate a particular fundraising appeal or establish the impact of a donation. ## What does Scottish Prison Service Benevolent Fund do? Our purposes and objects as set out in our constitution are the promotion of relief of poverty and the advancement of health. Beneficial groups include children/young people, older people, people with disabilities or health problems, other defined groups and other charities/voluntary bodies. BENFU covers all or most of Scotland but requests from other areas will always be considered. Summary of the main activitios in relation to these obiects Requests for assistance have varied from us providing funding for vouchers for food to alleviate child poverty, assistance with travel costs to and from… Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04. From the annual return ## Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for Scottish Prison Service Benevolent Fund Answers Scottish Prison Service Benevolent Fund gave in its annual return to the OSCR for the year ending 31 March 2026, plus its register entry. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”. ### Registration details Registered as a charity 16 June 1993 Where it says it operates City of Edinburgh ## What causes is Scottish Prison Service Benevolent Fund registered for? the prevention or relief of povertythe advancement of health ## Why is there no Clarity Score for Scottish Prison Service Benevolent Fund yet? Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score Scottish Prison Service Benevolent Fund. An unrated profile is a gap in our assessment, not a negative judgement about the charity. The register facts and available annual-return disclosures above remain useful. Payment never influences a rating. 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Search SC021603 on the Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator (OSCR) register or on CharityCompare. Confirm the registered name matches the organisation asking for money — scammers sometimes reuse real charity numbers. What does Scottish Prison Service Benevolent Fund do? Our purposes and objects as set out in our constitution are the promotion of relief of poverty and the advancement of health. Beneficial groups include children/young people, older people, people with disabilities or health problems, other defined groups and other charities/voluntary bodies. BENFU covers all or most of Scotland but requests from other areas will always be considered. Summary of the main activitios in relation to these obiects Requests for assistance have varied from us providing funding for vouchers for food to alleviate child poverty, assistance with travel costs to and from… Does Scottish Prison Service Benevolent Fund have reviews and complaints? CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for Scottish Prison Service Benevolent Fund. This basic profile confirms registration and register facts. Rated charities also show a filing-based Clarity Score. For formal complaints, contact the Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator (OSCR) or the Fundraising Regulator as appropriate. How can I donate to Scottish Prison Service Benevolent Fund? Scottish Prison Service Benevolent Fund does not list a website in its register entry. Its official OSCR entry lists its contact details — CharityCompare never processes donations. When was Scottish Prison Service Benevolent Fund registered as a charity? Scottish Prison Service Benevolent Fund was entered on the register on 16 June 1993. Source: Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator (OSCR) register extract dated 2026-10-04, used under the [Open Government Licence v3.0](https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/). Always verify current details on the [official register entry](https://www.oscr.org.uk/about-charities/search-the-register/charity-details?number=SC021603).