01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC007496
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- Wider, but within one local authority area
- Volunteers
- 51-100 volunteers
- Staff
- 0
- Postcode
- EH8 9AL
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
Children's Holiday Venture's core mission is to improve the emotional and social wellbeing of roughly 150 young people through fortnightly activity evenings, semesterly day trips, and residential camps. CHV works with 13 groups of 12 young people aged 8-18 years of age from areas of Pilton, Niddrie, and Sighthill which are supervised by groups of 6 volunteers. CHV's activities provide consistency, safety and accessibility year round which are recognised by the social workers, schools, and parents who refer young people for varying circumstances including but not limited to abuse, disability, neglect, recently arrived refugees, low-self esteem and more. The charity is ran by an 18-member student committee based at the University of Edinburgh.
Charitable purposes
- the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage
Beneficiaries
- Children or young people
Activities
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
The relief of those in need by reason of age, ill health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 August 2025 | £51,666 | £61,822 | 0 | 4 May 2026 |
| 31 August 2024 | £67,636 | £31,663 | 0 | 21 April 2025 |
| 31 August 2023 | £51,857 | £34,510 | 0 | 11 March 2024 |
| 31 August 2022 | £32,003 | £23,201 | 0 | 24 February 2023 |
| 31 August 2021 | £2,208 | £7,160 | 0 | 12 November 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
- Children's Holiday Venture, c/o EUSA Activities, The Potterow, 5/2 Bristo Square, Edinburgh
- Website supplied to OSCR
- https://childrensholidayventure.com
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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