01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC002280
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- More than one local authority area in Scotland
- Volunteers
- 1-50 volunteers
- Staff
- 14
- Postcode
- EH9 2PA
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
FAIR (Family Advice Information Resource) is a specialist charity that provide an information and advice service for people with learning disabilities, parents, carers and people who work with them in Edinburgh. The charity’s object and its principal activity is to promote the welfare of people with learning disabilities in the community. FAIR achieves this through the provision of advice and information for people with learning disabilities and their carers, aiming to improve their conditions of life.
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of education
- the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage
Beneficiaries
- People with disabilities or health problems
- Other defined groups
Activities
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
4 The company's objects are to promote the welfare, educational opportunities and the general benefit of people with a learning disability without distinction of political, religious or other opinions and to provide services and facilities in the interest of social welfare and integration with the object of improving the conditions of life for the said people and their families.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £913,042 | £436,767 | 14 | 23 December 2025 |
| 31 March 2024 | £332,970 | £384,922 | 14 | 5 December 2024 |
| 31 March 2023 | £391,680 | £354,640 | 14 | 16 January 2024 |
| 31 March 2022 | £340,258 | £310,339 | 14 | 23 November 2022 |
| 31 March 2021 | £290,611 | £255,672 | 14 | 7 December 2021 |
Figures are those reported by the charity and supplied in the OSCR bulk download. Blank facts remain distinct from zero.
04 Contact record
Principal office or trustees address
- Address supplied to OSCR
- The Coach House, 7 St Albans Road, Edinburgh
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.fairadvice.org.uk
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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