01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC007856
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- Operations cover all or most of Scotland
- Volunteers
- over 250 volunteers
- Staff
- 30
- Postcode
- PA3 2RB
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
Glasgow Children’s Hospital Charity is a fundraising organisation which generates fundraising income, primarily voluntary donations from various sources including individuals, companies, community groups and trusts. We fund structured play programmes and distraction therapies, patient and family support services, facility enhancements and other projects at the Royal Hospital for Children, Glasgow and at other paediatric hospitals and community-based services in the West of Scotland. We also support the specialty of obstetrics and gynaecology at the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital, Glasgow and its associated hospitals and community clinics. We seek to alleviate poverty for families whose financial hardship is exacerbated by caring for a child or young person with a health issue, and we support the wellbeing of NHS Staff to further enhance the NHS’s ability to transform the health and wellbeing of the children, young people and women in their care.
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of health
- 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
Activities
- It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
The objects of the charity are to provide and support excellence in paediatric, maternity and neonatal healthcare to enhance the treatment, care and wellbeing of babies, children, young people and their families treated in the Royal Hospital for Children, Glasgow, other paediatric hospitals or community based services in the West of Scotland and other locations nationally and internationally as appropriate. In addition, the charity aims to provide support to the specialty of obstetrics and gynaecology at the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital, Glasgow and its associated hospitals and community clinics. The charity aims to support excellence in care for women and unborn children focusing on pre-conception, pregnancy, childbirth, postpartum care and reproductive health. The charity provides innovative medical equipment, play activities, child and family support services, research and other enhancement projects. The charity also seeks to alleviate poverty for those who are treated at the above facilities and are experiencing financial hardship exacerbated by their health issues. The Charity supports the wellbeing of NHS staff to further enhance the NHS’s ability to transform the health and wellbeing of the children, young people and women in their care.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £4,869,987 | £4,668,318 | 30 | 18 November 2025 |
| 31 March 2024 | £5,240,164 | £4,727,797 | 30 | 1 November 2024 |
| 31 March 2023 | £3,931,267 | £4,560,275 | 30 | 10 October 2023 |
| 31 March 2022 | £3,243,095 | £3,214,438 | 30 | 22 December 2022 |
| 31 March 2021 | £3,003,475 | £3,017,528 | 30 | 27 October 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
- Ground Floor, Merrylees House, 8 Marchfield Drive, Paisley
- Website supplied to OSCR
- http://www.glasgowchildrenshospitalcharity.org
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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