Equality and diversity `SO104`¶

Equality and diversity is a tag in the UK-CAT classification of charities in the UK. It is part of the Society category.

1,533 charities have been tagged with this tag. This represents 0.75% of all charities.

Keywords to find charities¶

UK-CAT categories are applied to charities based on a set of keywords, in the form of a regular expression.

The regular expression used to find charities in this tag is:

Distribution by size of charity¶

Income band	Charities with tag	Percent of all charities
Under £10k	409	0.58%
£10k - £100k	405	0.58%
£100k - £250k	192	0.86%
£250k - £500k	111	1.02%
£1m - £10m	97	1.07%
£500k - £1m	76	1.11%
Over £10m	25	1.12%
Total	1,315	0.68%

Distribution by charity regulator¶

Regulator	Charities with tag	Percent of all charities
ccew	560	0.33%
ccni	41	0.57%
oscr	932	3.76%
Total	1,533	0.75%

Ten largest charities (by income)¶

Name	Latest income
Oxfam [Charity number: SC039042] To prevent and relieve poverty and to protect the vulnerable, including through humanitarian intervention. . To advance sustainable development. To promote human rights and equality and diversity, in particular where to do so contributes to the prevention and relief of poverty.	£339,336,903
Royal Mencap Society [Charity number: SC041079] ‘The charity's objects ('Objects') are specifically restricted to advancing the health, education and the well-being of people with a learning disability and their families and carers (the beneficiaries) by providing, procuring or facilitating care, services and facilities and to advance equality and diversity for people with a learning disability.’	£244,357,000
Enable Scotland [Charity number: SC009024] . The Company’s objects are to primarily promote the relief of those in need and the welfare of children and adults who have a learning disability including the meeting of their needs, and the development of their capabilities. to enable and encourage people who have a learning disability to participate in decisions affecting any area of their lives. and secondly to work with individuals, including those who have a learning disability, their families, carers, including older carers, and other organisations to achieve these aims. In furtherance thereof, but not otherwise, the Company shall seek: The promotion of equality and diversity and the promotion and advancement of human rights, as set out in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and other relevant United Nations conventions and declarations, and other relevant international and regional human rights instruments, through campaigning on issues affecting people across Scotland who have learning disabilities, their families and carers and to promote and support local campaigns concerning same. The advancement of health and the relief of those in need by reason of disability through promoting mutual help, information and support amongst people who have learning disabilities, their relatives and friends. To further advance health through the commissioning and facilitation of research, and implementation of findings in practice. The advancement of citizenship or community development through promoting cooperation and understanding between people who have learning disabilities and their relatives, and those providing services to them. To further advance citizenship and community development by creating, facilitating and supporting forums for developing networks, accessing employment opportunities, peer support and information sharing. The relief of those in need by reason of disability through promoting, providing and encouraging the provision of services and facilities for the benefit of people who have a disability, their families and carers. The advancement of education through encouraging research into the causes and management of learning disabilities and to disseminate the useful results of such research. The foregoing objects shall be construed subject to the proviso that the objects of the Company are charitable.	£68,751,054
Postcode International Trust [Charity number: SC044835] 3 The Company is incorporated for charitable objects and purposes only with the intention of providing public benefit in Scotland or elsewhere, and in particular the Company is established to promote: 3.1 The prevention or relief of poverty. 3.2 The advancement of education. 3.3 The advancement of health. 3.4 The saving of lives. 3.5 The advancement of human rights, conflict resolution or reconciliation. 3.5 The promotion of equality and diversity. and 3.6 The advancement of environmental protection and improvement.	£49,378,521
Postcode Justice Trust [Charity number: SC043779] 3. The Company is incorporated for charitable objects and purposes only with the intention of providing public benefit in Scotland or elsewhere, and in particular the Company is established to promote: 3.1 the advancement of education. 3.2 the advancement of health. 3.3 the advancement of citizenship or community development. 3.4 the advancement of public participation in sport. and 3.5 the advancement of human rights, conflict resolution or reconciliation. and 3.6 the promotion of equality and diversity.	£49,303,056
Postcode Support Trust [Charity number: SC045861] The Company is incorporated for charitable objects and purposes only with the intention of providing public benefit in Scotland or elsewhere, and in particular the Company is established to promote: 3.1 The advancement of education. 3.2 The promotion of equality and diversity. 3.3 The advancement of human rights, conflict resolution or reconciliation. 3.4 The advancement of citizenship or community development. 3.5 The advancement of arts, heritage, culture or science. and 3.6 The relief of those in need by reason of age, ill health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage.	£49,291,538
Postcode Education Trust [Charity number: SC045922] The Company is incorporated for charitable objects and purposes only with the intention of providing public benefit in Scotland or elsewhere, and in particular the Company is established to promote: 3.1 The advancement of education. 3.2 The advancement of health. 3.3 The advancement of citizenship or community development. 3.4 The advancement of human rights, conflict resolution or reconciliation. and 3.5 The promotion of equality and diversity.	£49,268,592
Postcode Children Trust [Charity number: SC044773] 3 The Company is incorporated for charitable objects and purposes only with the intention of providing public benefit in Scotland or elsewhere, and in particular the Company is established to promote: 3.1 The prevention or relief of poverty. 3.2 The advancement of education. 3.3 The advancement of health. 3.4 The saving of lives. 3.5 The promotion of equality and diversity. 3.6 The advancement of public participation in sport. and 3.7 The relief of those in need by reason of age, ill health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage.	£49,118,245
Postcode Community Trust [Charity number: SC044772] OBJECTS 3. The Company is incorporated for charitable objects and purposes only with the intention of providing public benefit in Scotland or elsewhere, and in particular the Company is established to promote: (i) The prevention or relief of poverty. (ii) The advancement of health. (iii) The advancement of citizenship or community development. (iv) The advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science. (v) The advancement of public participation in sport. (vi) The provision of recreational facilities, or the organisation of recreational activities , with the object of improving the conditions of life for the persons for whom the facilities or activities are primarily intended. (vii) The advancement of human rights, conflict resolution or reconciliation. (viii) The promotion of equality and diversity. (ix) The advancement of environmental protection or improvement. (x) The relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage. and (xi) The advancement of animal welfare.	£49,113,405
Foundation Scotland [Charity number: SC022910] 2.1 The Objects of the Foundation are specifically restricted to the charitable purposes contained in this Article 2. 2.2 The Objects to be undertaken in Scotland or elsewhere for which the Foundation is established are: 2.2.1 the advancement of citizenship or community development, to include rural and/or urban regeneration, the promotion of civic responsibility, volunteering, the voluntary sector and the effectiveness or efficiency of charities. 2.2.2 the prevention or relief of poverty. 2.2.3 the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage. 2.2.4 the advancement of education. 2.2.5 the saving of lives. 2.2.6 the advancement of religion. 2.2.7 the advancement of health, to include the prevention or relief of sickness, disease or human suffering. 2.2.8 the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science. 2.2.9 the advancement of public participation in sport and in the provision of recreational facilities or the organisation of recreational facilities, with the object of improving the conditions of life for the persons for whom the facilities or activities are primarily intended. 2.2.10 the advancement of human rights, conflict resolution or reconciliation. 2.2.11 the promotion of religious or racial harmony. 2.2.12 the promotion of equality and diversity. 2.2.13 the advancement of environmental protection or improvement. 2.2.14 the advancement of animal welfare. 2.2.15 any other purpose that may reasonably be regarded as analogous to any of the preceding purposes. and 2.2.16 any other purpose under section 7 of the Charities Act which is also regarded as a charitable purpose in relation to the application of the Taxes Acts	£31,449,000

Ten random charities¶

Name	Latest income
The Rotary Club of Forres Charity SCIO [Charity number: SC054694] The organisation’s purposes are to manage and administer the charitable disbursements of the Rotary Club of Forres in line with the values and principles of Rotary International. These purposes include: a) the prevention or relief of poverty, b) the advancement of education, c) the advancement of health, d) the advancement of citizenship or community development, e) the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science, f) the advancement of public participation in sport, g) the advancement of human rights, conflict resolution or reconciliation, h) the promotion of equality and diversity, i) the advancement of environmental protection or improvement, j) the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage, k) the advancement of animal welfare, l) any other purpose that may reasonably be regarded as analogous to any of the preceding purposes.
THE WOMAN YOU ARE (TWYA) [Charity number: 1196791] The promotion of racial harmony for the public benefit by:a. Help women from diverse backgrounds to gain employment. Training & development These activities are done Peterborough and surrounding areas	£2,003
BOURNEOUTLGBT [Charity number: 1176622] We are a local LGBT charity based in Eastbourne And focus on bringing equality and diversity to the town and surrounding areas.	£52,011
DEVELOPMENTS IN LITERACY UK (UK) [Charity number: 1155825] Developments in Literacy (DIL) UK is dedicated to providing quality education to disadvantaged children, especially girls, by establishing and operating schools in the underdeveloped regions of Pakistan, with a strong focus on gender equality and community participation. DIL UK in England supports language and vocational skills to mothers of under performing students & terminally ill children.	£176,071
Moulsdale Foundation [Charity number: SC042909] 4.1 the advancement of public health and wellbeing and in particular, but without limitation, the prevention or elimination of avoidable blindness and other causes of, or conditions which may result in, impairment of vision. 4.2 the advancement of education in relation to the prevention or elimination of avoidable blindness and other causes of, or conditions which may result in, impairment of vision. 4.3 the prevention or relief ofpoverty. 4.4 the advancement of citizenship or community development. 4.5 the advancement of the arts, culture, heritage or science. 4.6 the advancement ofpublic participation in sport. 4.7 the advancement of human rights, conflict resolution or reconciliation or the promotion of religious or racial harmony or equality and diversity. 4.8 the advancement of environmental protection or improvement. 4.9 the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage. and 4.10 the advancement of any of the above purposes or objects by the giving of grants or loans or the provision of credit or other forms of assistance, financial or otherwise, to persons undertaking projects, initiatives and/or activities which further any of the above purposes or objects and which are wholly charitable within the meaning of the Taxes Act and section 7 ofthe Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act 2005.	£755,397
DAISY INCLUSIVE UK [Charity number: 1140148] Our current activities includes training in the following areas; disability awareness, equality, etiquette, accessible environments, disability business confident, disability hate crime. We also run clubs and social events for disabled and none disabled people through our reverse inclusion projects	£491,771
Mey Highland Games (SCIO) [Charity number: SC048940] 4 The organisation's purposes are: 4.1 The promoting of equality and diversity by holding the Mey Highland Games providing an inclusive platform for all incorporating para-athletes and those injured as a result of military service. 4.2 The advancement of Education by working in partnership with the community to support the teaching of Highland Sports to young people in Caithness. 4.3 To support those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage in Caithness by allocating grants from the organisations surpluses. 4.4 To promote the culture of Caithness by encouraging visitors to the Mey Games and where possible taking the games on tour nationally and internationally providing a Caithness cultural experience and access for all to adaptive Highland Sports.	£40,451
SRISHTI YUVA CULTURE [Charity number: 1127181] The object for which the company is established is to advance the education of the public in the art of South Asian dance. The charity promotes healthy recreation, equality and diversity through the provision of facilities for South Asian dance education, and increases public access to performances of South Asian dance across the UK.	£13,025
Safety Awareness Glasgow [Charity number: SC045812] To coordinate and deliver health and safety awareness workshops in Glasgow, with particular emphasis on ethnic minority groups, who have little or no understanding of basic health and safety awareness. this will advance their education on health & safety. The promotion of various UK annual nominated safety week community campaigns in Glasgow, raising awareness of home safety week, fire safety week, road safety week, child safety week etc. again particular emphasis will be on ethnic minority groups recently settled in Glasgow . this is due to their lack of awareness of basic health & safety, primarily due to the language barrier and the cultural emphasis on health & safety within Scotland, that isn't recognised as being as important within their home countries. also many are used to living within a rural rather than urban environment. To organise and deliver various community, recreational and leisure programmes throughout the year for our members, with the aim of countering social isolation and promoting integration. Through delivering this object we will promote equality and diversity as we will provide our members with the opportunity to become more engaged in their local community, countering social isolation and promoting integration. we envisage our members will be from different cultures and religions.	£87,073
Kennoway Settlement Trust [Charity number: SC042208] (a) the prevention or relief of poverty. (b) the advancement of education. (d) the advancement of health. (e) the saving of lives. (f) the advancement of citizenship or community development. (g) the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science. (h) the advancement of public participation in sport. (i) the provision of recreational facilities, or the organisation of recreational activities, with the object of improving the conditions of life for the persons for whom the facilities or activities are primarily intended. U) the advancement of human rights, conflict resolution or reconciliation. (k) the promotion of religious or racial harmony. (I) the promotion of equality and diversity. (m) the advancement of environmental protection or improvement. (n) the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage. (o) the advancement of animal welfare. (p) any other purpose that may reasonably be regarded as analogous to any of the preceding purposes.	£57