--- title: "Volant Charitable Trust — charity SC030790 | CharityCompare" description: "Volant Charitable Trust (charity SC030790): income £4.1m (2025). Check registration, activities, accounts and official sources on an independent UK profile." source: https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/volant-charitable-trust retrieved: 2026-10-07T04:36:11.823Z 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. SC030790Trust (founding document is a deed of trust) (other than educational endowment) VC # Volant Charitable Trust Independent profile · Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator (OSCR) data Volant Charitable Trust is a registered charity in Scotland. Its register classifications include the advancement of education, the advancement of citizenship or community development, the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage. Register extract 2026-10-04 · Not yet rated [Visit charity website](http://www.volanttrust.com/) [Check official registration](https://www.oscr.org.uk/about-charities/search-the-register/charity-details?number=SC030790) Work at Volant Charitable Trust? [Claim this profile free](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/claim?charity=volant-charitable-trust&type=claim&name=Volant%20Charitable%20Trust) to add your own description, logo and links. At a glance · official register ## What are the key facts about Volant Charitable Trust? Reported income · year ending 2025-04-05 £4,111,414 Reported spending · year ending 2025-04-05 £3,790,504 Registered charity number SC030790 Status in source extract Registered Charity type Trust (founding document is a deed of trust) (other than educational endowment) Register contact address detail (not service area) City of Edinburgh Website [www.volanttrust.com](http://www.volanttrust.com/) Quick answer Volant Charitable Trust (number SC030790) 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 Volant Charitable Trust do? The Volant Charitable Trust supports Scottish charities and organisations, whether national or community-based, which help vulnerable groups affected by hardship or disadvantage, with a particular emphasis on women and young people at risk. Through its Open Grants Programme, delivered by Foundation Scotland, the grant-making Trust’s objective is to help alleviate social deprivation, supporting charities assisting vulnerable groups, impacted by the cost-of-living crisis, to make a lasting difference to their lives and life chances. The Volant Charitable Trust is committed to other work t… Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04. From the annual return ## Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for Volant Charitable Trust Answers Volant Charitable Trust gave in its annual return to the OSCR for the year ending 5 April 2025, plus its register entry. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”. ### Where does Volant Charitable Trust's money come from? Volant Charitable Trust reported £1.8m total income for the year ending 5 April 2025. The largest sources were investments £1.8m (100%). - Investments£1.8m · 100% ### Registration details Registered as a charity 7 November 2000 Where it says it operates City of Edinburgh ## What causes is Volant Charitable Trust registered for? the advancement of educationthe advancement of citizenship or community developmentthe relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage ## Why is there no Clarity Score for Volant Charitable Trust yet? Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score Volant Charitable Trust. 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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Optional paid plans add enhanced media, reporting and labelled featured visibility by tier; they never change a score. [Claim this profile — free](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/claim?charity=volant-charitable-trust&type=claim&name=Volant%20Charitable%20Trust) [Visit charity website](http://www.volanttrust.com/) ## Frequently asked questions Is Volant Charitable Trust a legitimate charity? The register data used for this profile lists Volant Charitable Trust as a registered charity (number SC030790) with the Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator (OSCR). Check the current register entry. A real charity number does not verify a fundraiser or appeal, and registration is not an impact rating. What is Volant Charitable Trust's charity number? Volant Charitable Trust's charity number is SC030790. Check that number on the OSCR register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate. How do I check charity number SC030790? Search SC030790 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 Volant Charitable Trust do? The Volant Charitable Trust supports Scottish charities and organisations, whether national or community-based, which help vulnerable groups affected by hardship or disadvantage, with a particular emphasis on women and young people at risk. Through its Open Grants Programme, delivered by Foundation Scotland, the grant-making Trust’s objective is to help alleviate social deprivation, supporting charities assisting vulnerable groups, impacted by the cost-of-living crisis, to make a lasting difference to their lives and life chances. The Volant Charitable Trust is committed to other work t… Does Volant Charitable Trust have reviews and complaints? CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for Volant Charitable Trust. 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 Volant Charitable Trust? Volant Charitable Trust's website listed in our register data is http://www.volanttrust.com. Verify it against the current register before donating. CharityCompare does not process donations or take a commission; the charity's payment provider may charge fees. Where does Volant Charitable Trust's money come from? Volant Charitable Trust reported £1.8m total income for the year ending 5 April 2025. The largest sources were investments £1.8m (100%). When was Volant Charitable Trust registered as a charity? Volant Charitable Trust was entered on the register on 7 November 2000. 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=SC030790).