01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC019724
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- Operations cover all or most of Scotland
- Volunteers
- over 250 volunteers
- Staff
- 362
- Postcode
- EH14 1LT
OSCR note: Previous Charity name Children's Hospice Association Scotland from 05 February 1992 to 18 November 2020
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
Children's Hospices Across Scotland (CHAS) offers a full family support service for babies, children and young people with life-shortening conditions. We're committed to making sure that no matter how short their time together may be, it is a time filled with happiness and fun.
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
- People with disabilities or health problems
Activities
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
To promote the relief of illness and suffering in such ways as the Company shall from time to time think fit
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £26,244,000 | £25,380,000 | 362 | 5 December 2025 |
| 31 March 2024 | £22,763,000 | £23,832,000 | 362 | 3 October 2024 |
| 31 March 2023 | £22,190,000 | £22,835,000 | 362 | 4 October 2023 |
| 31 March 2022 | £20,916,000 | £19,868,000 | 362 | 21 October 2022 |
| 31 March 2021 | £19,242,000 | £18,282,000 | 362 | 27 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
- Canal Court, 42 Craiglockhart Avenue, Edinburgh
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.chas.org.uk
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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