01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC016289
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- More than one local authority area in Scotland
- Volunteers
- 1-50 volunteers
- Staff
- 12
- Postcode
- DD2 1TP
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
We support carers to offer family-based care to children and young people who cannot live with their own family for as long as it is needed.
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of education
- the advancement of health
- the provision of recreational facilities, or the organisation of recreational activities, with the object of improving the conditions of life for the persons for whom the facilities or activities are primarily intended
- 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 carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
26.1 The purpose of the Trust will be to provide quality services for children and young people whose circumstances make it in their best interest to receive care, protection, and support from the Trust, and to maintain the family life and education provision for such children and young people. These services are provided on a charitable basis through: 26.1.1 Foster Care services 26.1.2 Residential Care Homes 26.1.3 Housing Support or community based services 26.1.4 Continuing care and support for those over the age of 18 if circumstances require up to the age of 26 years 26.1.5 Any other measures deemed appropriate by the Board, in line with the objects of the Trust and current Child Care legislation, more specifically the Children (Scotland) Act 1995, Children and Adoption (Scotland) Act 2007, Looked After Children (Scotland) Regulations 2009, Children’s Hearings (Scotland) Act 2011, Children and Young People (Scotland) Act 2014.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £1,178,035 | £1,281,300 | 12 | 2 December 2025 |
| 31 March 2024 | £1,490,266 | £1,357,335 | 12 | 27 November 2024 |
| 31 March 2023 | £1,243,976 | £1,249,413 | 12 | 21 November 2023 |
| 31 March 2022 | £1,463,732 | £1,618,636 | 12 | 29 November 2022 |
| 31 March 2021 | £1,851,957 | £1,962,506 | 12 | 13 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
- 7 Luna Place, Gateway West, Dundee Technology Park, Dundee
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.carolinahousetrust.org.uk
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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