01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC012942
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- Wider, but within one local authority area
- Volunteers
- 51-100 volunteers
- Staff
- 15
- Postcode
- AB11 6DR
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
Every parent wants to give their child the best possible start in life but often things can get in the way of that – things like poverty, poor parental mental health, lack of a support network, domestic abuse, relationship breakdown or having a negative experience of being parented. This is where Home-Start Aberdeen comes in. Our home-visiting volunteers provide support to young families helping to ease these pressures and assisting parents to deal with the barriers and challenges they face, helping to create a space where relationships can be nurtured and children thrive. Home-Start provides a breathing space for parents, helps to prevent family breakdown and supports social workers and health visitors who refer families in need to our services. We also offer peer support through our family group work and provide practical sessions in families' own homes to developing cooking skills, budgeting and shopping advice and raise awareness of good weaning and child nutrition.
Charitable purposes
- the prevention or relief of poverty
- the advancement of education
- 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
- Other defined groups
Activities
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
To safeguard, protect and preserve the good health, both mental and physical of children and parents of children. To prevent cruelty to or maltreatment of children. To relieve sickness, poverty and need amongst children and parents of children. To promote the education of the public in better standards of child care within the area of Aberdeen and its environs
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £524,413 | £510,474 | 15 | 22 December 2025 |
| 31 March 2024 | £471,902 | £489,604 | 15 | 30 December 2024 |
| 31 March 2023 | £485,824 | £471,550 | 15 | 9 February 2024 |
| 31 March 2022 | £437,716 | £418,982 | 15 | 30 December 2022 |
| 31 March 2021 | £347,873 | £390,412 | 15 | 22 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
- Langstane House, 6 Dee Street, Aberdeen
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.homestartaberdeen.org.uk
- Parent charity
- HomeStart UK · 326148
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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