01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC016092
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- Operations cover all or most of Scotland
- Volunteers
- 51-100 volunteers
- Staff
- 264
- Postcode
- EH9 1AT
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
We protect children from harm, keep them safe, and support them to recover from trauma and abuse through our national support line and in their homes, schools and communities. We help children, their families and the people who care for them for as long as it takes by offering emotional, practical and financial support.
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 prevention of harm to children, and particularly: [1] To prevent abuse and neglect of children and [2] To assist the recovery of children from abuse and neglect. In furtherance of the following objects the Corporation shall work (i) To build the strengths of children who are vunerable (ii) To enhance the lives of such children by supporting parents (iii) To champion the rights and interests of such children (iv) To do all such other lawful things as are considered expedient for or consistent with the attainment of the objects of the Corporation.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £13,937,000 | £15,562,000 | 264 | 19 December 2025 |
| 31 March 2024 | £15,096,000 | £14,922,000 | 264 | 13 December 2024 |
| 31 March 2023 | £14,230,000 | £14,561,000 | 264 | 22 September 2023 |
| 31 March 2022 | £13,246,000 | £12,814,000 | 264 | 20 October 2022 |
| 31 March 2021 | £14,380,871 | £10,166,167 | 264 | 13 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
- 83 Whitehouse Loan, Edinburgh
- Website supplied to OSCR
- https://www.childrenfirst.org.uk
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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