Charities In Scotland

TO RELIEVE THE SUFFERING AND DISTRESS OF ANIMALS THROUGHOUT THE WORLD - THE PROVISION OF MEDICAL AND FINANCIAL AID TO ANIMAL WELFARE ORGANISATIONS AND CHARITIES - THE PROVISION AND CO-ORDINATION OF VOLUNTEERS TO SUPPORT THE WORK OF ANIMAL WELFARE ORGANISATIONS OVERSEAS - THE PROVISION OF VETERINARY ADVICE AND SUPPORT - TO PROMOTE AND CONDUCT RESEARCH IN ALL MATTERS RELATING TO ANIMAL WELFARE.

THE PRINCIPLE OBJECTS ARE TO CHANGE THE LIVES OF MOBILITY-IMPAIRED CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE IN THE UK. BY PROVIDING THEM WITH THE BEST POSSIBLE MOBILITY EQUIPMENT, TRAINING AND ADVICE, THE CHARITY GIVES THEM THE INDEPENDENCE TO LIVE A LIFE OF FREEDOM. WHIZZ-KIDZ ALSO RAISES AWARENESS OF THE IMPORTANCE OF MOBILITY FOR CHILDREN THROUGH NATIONAL CAMPAIGNING AND INFLUENCING ACTIVITIES.

The Electrical Safety Council is an independent charity committed to helping people protect themselves and their families from faulty, damaged, substandard and poorly maintained electrical installations and products

HFMA is the professional membership organisation for finance staff in the healthcare sector.The organisation offers training and publications both to its members and the wider healthcare finance community.HFMA sponsors, undertakes and publishes relevant studies and research work and aims to advance effective financial management in the healthcare sector.

The Little Princess Trust provides real hair wigs free of charge to children and young people up to the age of 24, who have lost their own hair due to cancer treatment and other conditions. We fund vital, innovative research leading to better treatments for childhood cancers that affect patient outcomes. We support the development of less aggressive and less toxic cancer treatments for children.

Learned society and qualifying body for structural engineers.

The college sets the professional and educational standards for occupational therapy. It provides leadership, guidance and information relating to research and development, education, practice and lifelong learning.

OPERATION OF A VISITOR ATTRACTION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION IN RELATION TO SPACE.PROVISION OF EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMES

To stimulate the growth and funding opportunities for local charities and community groups throughout the UK.

THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ARE: (A) THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMENT BY EDUCATING THE PUBLIC IN THE SUBJECT OF THE DESIGN, DEVELOPMENT, MANUFACTURE AND INSTALLATION OF RENEWABLE ENERGY AND LOW CARBON TECHNOLOGIES (PRODUCTS AND SYSTEMS) (INCLUDING, FOR THE AVOIDANCE OF DOUBT, PROVIDING BURSARIES TO THOSE WISHING TO PURSUE CAREERS IN THIS AREA

A range of activities to secure HE standards & quality: reviews & audits of standards & quality in HE providers; published reports & intelligence arising from those reviews & audits; maintenance of the UK Quality Code, subject benchmarks and qualifications frameworks; advice on degree awarding powers & university title, Access to HE & support for HEIs in relation to international developments.

The Charity assists those who are serving or who have served in the British Armed Forces ("the Services") to find suitable civilian employment at all times up to normal retirement age and to provide timely and realistic advice and to signpost contact details to other organisations where charitable to do so.

The Social Business Trust is a partnership of world class businesses who share a common goal - to use their combined resources and experience to help accelerate the growth of ambitious social enterprises, increasing social impact and making sustainable positive change.

The Hepatitis C Trust provides information, support and representation for people affected by Hepatitis C and works to raise awareness and lower the stigma of this disease.

RoSPA's vision is Life, free from accidental injury. Our mission is: Exchanging life-enhancing skills and knowledge to reduce serious accidental injuries. The Society collects data, carries out research, develops policies, informs, educates, audits and provides expert consultancy at work, at leisure, on the road and in the home by influencing, informing and developing risk education.

Brain tumours kill more children and adults under 40 than any other cancer..yet just 1% of the national spend on cancer research has been allocated to this devastating disease.This is unacceptable!We are striving to fund a network of 7 research centres whilst challenging government and larger cancer charities to invest more in brain tumour research.Help us fund the fight and find a cure.

Providing support & information for patients & their families who are affected by Inflammatory Bowel Diseases (IBD)Raising public & political awareness of IBDStriving to improve healthcare services & provision for IBDInfluencing the attitudes of society to achieve positive change for those affected by IBDPromoting research into all aspects of IBD & how they affect people's lives

These are membership services, policy and practice, publishing and training, advice & mediation work, information services and consultancy and projects.

The object of the Chartered Institute, as incorporated in the Supplemental Charter 2003, is to advance the science and art of planning (town and country and spatial planning) for the benefit of the public.Key objectives during the year have been the promotion of spatial planning and membership of the Institute, support for members and Planning Aid.

The advancement of medical knowledge by promoting scientific and clinical advances in the field of nephrology, dialysis, renal transplantation, hypertension & related subjects. The objectives are achieved by publishing journals, holding annual congresses, producing epidemiological data for research, organising educational courses, supporting fellowships and research, producing guidelines.

Advancement of Christian faith by equipping people for service in the UK and around the world.Support for UK personnel working with overseas partners to advance the Christian faith, relief work, education and advancement of health.Fundraising to provide grants to other overseas partners to promote the advancement of the Christian faith, relief work, education and advancement of health.

StreetGames harnesses the power of sport to create positive change in the lives of disadvantaged young people, their families and their communities. We help make people and communities healthier, safer and more successful by supporting organisations across the UK to deliver Doorstep Sport: making sport accessible to all young people when they want it, where they want it and how they want it.

Action Medical Research is a charity whose objects are to promote medical research into the prevention, management and cure of disabling diseases and conditions. We are a UK-wide charity saving and changing children's lives through medical research. We fund a broad range of cutting-edge medical research most likely to deliver real benefit to babies, children and young people.

Our mission is to enable older people to lead independent and fulfilling lives. We do this by providing high quality advice & information services, befriending & support services and campaigning work on behalf of older people.

Education of the community by encouraging the understanding, appreciation and commission of good design and advertising in communications media of all kinds by providing, presenting, organising and managing exhibitions, publications, tours of various British and foreign cities, classes, lecturers, seminars, tutorials and other educational activities.