01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC014271
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- A specific local point, community or neighbourhood
- Volunteers
- 1-50 volunteers
- Staff
- 23
- Postcode
- KY2 6LH
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
provide support to vulnerable families
Charitable purposes
- the prevention or relief of poverty
- the advancement of education
- the advancement of health
- the advancement of citizenship or community development
Beneficiaries
- Children or young people
Activities
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
To promote the welfare and relieve the needs of families with pre-school children in Kirkcaldy and its environs by: (1) Providing a community resource to support such families and exploring new avenues of childcare and family support not already provided by child centres and nurseries. and (2) Seeking to prevent breakdown with the family, in particular between parent and child. and (3) Promoting action for the eradication, directly or indirectly, of poverty.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Total income | Donations | Charitable activities income | Trading income | Investment income | Other income | Total expenditure | Raising funds | Charitable activities spending | Other spending | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £780,957 | £104,996 | £608,114 | £67,847 | £0 | £0 | £964,461 | £0 | £964,461 | £0 | 23 | 22 December 2025 |
| 31 March 2024 | £967,571 | £119,234 | £765,451 | £82,886 | £0 | £0 | £1,071,397 | £0 | £1,071,397 | £0 | 23 | 11 December 2024 |
| 31 March 2023 | £1,000,851 | £98,154 | £894,072 | £8,625 | £0 | £0 | £825,604 | £0 | £825,604 | £0 | 23 | 30 November 2023 |
| 31 March 2022 | £747,861 | £109,967 | £627,691 | £10,203 | £0 | £0 | £579,792 | £0 | £579,700 | £92 | 23 | 9 December 2022 |
| 31 March 2021 | £655,625 | £151,269 | £500,022 | £4,334 | £0 | £0 | £585,147 | £0 | £584,852 | £295 | 23 | 20 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 Cottage Family Centre, 29-31 Cawdor Cresent, Kirkcaldy, Fife
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.thecottagefamilycentre.org.uk
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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