01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC018761
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- Operations cover all or most of Scotland
- Volunteers
- over 250 volunteers
- Staff
- 321
- Postcode
- EH2 1EL
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
Our No Life Half Lived strategy outlines our belief that every person with our conditions should have access to quality supported self management and community recovery. Our Community Healthcare Support Service ensures that we can provide one-to-one support tailored to the needs of each person. From our free, confidential Advice Line and community support services to our Peer Support Groups and Health Information, our services ensure that nobody has to recover alone. We also campaign for better care and services for people with chest, heart and stroke conditions and Long Covid, provide Health Defence services to help people live healthier lives and invest in services to support the future care of people with our conditions. We work with public, private and academic sector partners to develop new services and solutions to improve the lives of people living with chest, heart, stroke and Long Covid conditions.
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of health
- the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage
Beneficiaries
- Older People
- People with disabilities or health problems
Activities
- It makes grants, donations, loans, gifts or pensions to individuals
- It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
The objects of the Charity are: 3.1 The advancement of health through improving the quality of life for people in Scotland, and elsewhere, affected by chest, heart and stroke Conditions, through medical research, influencing public policy, education, advice & training and provision of healthcare and other support services. 3.2 To engage in and to undertake all other similar charitable purposes.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £14,414,219 | £14,277,505 | 321 | 26 November 2025 |
| 31 March 2024 | £13,273,190 | £11,174,721 | 321 | 12 December 2024 |
| 31 March 2023 | £11,084,093 | £9,896,309 | 321 | 12 December 2023 |
| 31 March 2022 | £10,657,269 | £9,678,018 | 321 | 13 December 2022 |
| 31 March 2021 | £10,504,899 | £8,398,557 | 321 | 21 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
- Second Floor, Hobart House, 80 Hanover Street, Edinburgh
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.chss.org.uk
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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