01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC017242
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- More than one local authority area in Scotland
- Volunteers
- over 250 volunteers
- Staff
- 97
- Postcode
- EH11 2RN
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
We provide accommodation and support services for people who are homeless across the City of Edinburgh. We run two community services - Visiting Housing Support - supporting 300+ people who are homeless or at risk of homelessness and Springboard - a mentoring support project for young people. We run a student programme for social work, counselling and art therapy students. We run Edinburgh Furniture Initiative - a reuse charity shop, collecting and selling furniture & electricals and providing learning and work opportunities for people who have experienced homelessness and also run a community cafe in the centre of Saughton Park, Edinburgh, also providing volunteering and work opportunities for local people an those we support in our homelessness services.
Charitable purposes
- the prevention or relief of poverty
- the advancement of education
- the advancement of health
- the advancement of citizenship or community development
- the advancement of environmental protection or improvement
- the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage
Beneficiaries
- Children or young people
- Older People
- People with disabilities or health problems
- No specific group, or for the benefit of the community
- Other charities or voluntary bodies
Activities
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
The objects for which the Charity is established are:- 8.1 the prevention and/or relief of poverty by promoting and/or delivery of services, alone or in conjunction with others, that provide support and advice to people who are homeless or in other ways disadvantaged and vulnerable. 8.2 the advancement of health by the promotion and/or delivery of services, alone or in conjunction with others, that encourage and emphasise healthy lifestyle matters to people who are homeless or in other ways disadvantaged and vulnerable. 8.3 the advancement of community development by the promotion and/or delivery, alone or in conjunction with others, of learning and employability opportunities enabling people who are homeless or in other ways disadvantaged and vulnerable to be socially included and economically contribute to civic life. 8.4 the advancement of education in the community by promoting and/or delivery of services, alone or in conjunction with others, that assist people who are homeless or in other ways disadvantaged and vulnerable with literacy, numeracy, life skills, work skills and social activities. 8.5 the advancement of environmental protection and/or improvement by the promotion and/or delivery of services, alone or in conjunction with others, that reuse and/or recycle items from the waste stream. 8.6 the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill health, financial hardship or other disadvantage by promoting and/or delivery of services, alone or in conjunction with others, that provide support, advice, practical assistance and opportunity to improve their circumstances. 8.7 the promotion of equality and diversity by encouraging participation and integration into a range of inclusive and accessible programmes which strive to bring together a cross section of the community. and 8.8 such other charitable object as is charitable, not falling under the preceding sub-clauses and that may reasonably be regarded as similar to any of the precedin
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £4,176,079 | £3,731,343 | 97 | 17 December 2025 |
| 31 March 2024 | £3,749,168 | £3,785,967 | 97 | 18 December 2024 |
| 31 March 2023 | £3,287,870 | £3,413,821 | 97 | 22 December 2023 |
| 31 March 2022 | £4,325,179 | £2,730,265 | 97 | 22 December 2022 |
| 31 March 2021 | £2,500,969 | £2,177,616 | 97 | 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
- 454 Gorgie Road, Edinburgh
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.foursquare.org.uk
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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