01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC025366
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- Operations cover all or most of Scotland
- Volunteers
- 1-50 volunteers
- Staff
- 27
- Postcode
- EH1 3NX
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
Families Outside is the only national charity in Scotland working exclusively on behalf of families affected by imprisonment. We speak to thousands of families each year, providing information and support on issues such as housing, finance, and emotional support.
Charitable purposes
- the prevention or relief of poverty
- the advancement of education
Beneficiaries
- Children or young people
- Other defined groups
Activities
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
The company's objects are:- (1) To relieve poverty, hardship, suffering and distress among partners, children, families and dependants of persons who have suffered a legal restriction on their liberty in any penal or correctional establishment or through any means whatsoever (2) To advance education, and in particular to increase public awareness, understanding and knowledge of the impacts on partners, children, families and dependants of a partner or other family member suffering a restriction of liberty .
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £1,295,102 | £1,382,410 | 27 | 16 October 2025 |
| 31 March 2024 | £1,131,031 | £1,454,807 | 27 | 4 December 2024 |
| 31 March 2023 | £1,337,552 | £1,254,974 | 27 | 30 November 2023 |
| 31 March 2022 | £1,243,313 | £1,116,356 | 27 | 14 October 2022 |
| 31 March 2021 | £1,180,529 | £1,130,545 | 27 | 23 September 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
- 17 Gayfield Square, Edinburgh
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.familiesoutside.org.uk
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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