# OSCR names top 300 Scottish charities by income

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2008/02/28/oscr-names-top-300-scottish-charities-income/
- Published: 2008-02-28T12:08:17+00:00
- Author: Howard Lake

**The Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator (OSCR) has published a list of the
top 300 Scottish charities ranked by annual incomes. It will update ths list, based
on information in the Scottish Charity Register, on a quarterly basis.**

The top 20 charities have a combined income of more than £4 billion, representing
38% cent of the sector’s total income of £10.9billion.

Together the top 300 charities account for £9.5 billion or 87% of the sector’s total
income.

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‘Cross-border’ charities that are registered as charities in England and Wales as
well are included on the list. Their income figures cover the whole of the UK rather
than just Scotland. Removing their 37% of gross annual income, the remainder of 
Scotland-only charities account for a total income of £5,507,599,831.

The top 10 charities in the list are:

1. British Council*: £517,493,411

2. University of Edinburgh: £438,852,000

3. The Open University*: £352,700,000

4. University of Glasgow Court: £312,372,000

5. Glasgow Housing Association [Registered Social Landlord (RSL)]: £296,701,000

6. Oxfam*: £293,100,000

7. The British Red Cross Society*: £233,100,000

8. NCH*: £219,456,000

9. University of Strathclyde: £193,374,000

10. University of Dundee: £165,039,000

* = Charity registered in Scotland that is also an organisation registered as a 
charity in England and Wales (a ‘cross-border’ charity).

www.oscr.org.uk

 * **[2009 Charity Conference in Edinburgh & the OSCR website](https://fundraising.co.uk/2009/02/24/2009-charity-conference-edinburgh-amp-oscr-website/)**(
   24 February 2009)
 * **[Review of the Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator](https://fundraising.co.uk/2009/07/20/review-office-scottish-charity-regulator/)**(
   20 July 2009)
 * **[Scottish Charities accounts](https://fundraising.co.uk/2009/07/25/scottish-charities-accounts/)**(
   25 July 2009)