01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC006403
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- Scotland and other parts of the UK
- Volunteers
- 1-50 volunteers
- Staff
- 75
- Postcode
- EH1 3EP
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
We support family wellbeing, empower single parents with the right advice and information, and enable parents to access training, employment and education. Our national advice and information service, and family hubs in six local areas, reach thousands of single parent families each year. We campaign for improvements in the here and now and for structural and systemic change alongside single parents who are experts in their dual role of caregiving and providing for their children.
Charitable purposes
- the prevention or relief of poverty
- the advancement of education
- the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage
Beneficiaries
- Children or young people
- People with disabilities or health problems
- Other defined groups
Activities
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
To work for the preservation and protection of the good health, welfare and education and the alleviation of poverty and distress of single parent families, be they separated, divorced, unmarried or bereaved, and in particular:- (a) To provide a focus and a forum for organisations and individuals concerned with the welfare of single parent families. (b) To develop public awareness of the changing health, welfare, housing and educational needs of single parent families and such other needs as may be identified from time to time. (c) To promote and attempt to influence public policies which may affect the quality of life of single parent families. (d) To stimulate and support new ventures for the benefit of single parent families
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £2,994,544 | £2,917,299 | 75 | 24 November 2025 |
| 31 March 2024 | £2,862,994 | £2,893,867 | 75 | 12 November 2024 |
| 31 March 2023 | £2,675,146 | £2,605,918 | 75 | 20 December 2023 |
| 31 March 2022 | £2,626,429 | £2,548,162 | 75 | 10 October 2022 |
| 31 March 2021 | £2,858,400 | £2,774,002 | 75 | 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
- 2 York Place, Edinburgh
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.opfs.org.uk
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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