01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC028551
- Status
- Not Submitted
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- More than one local authority area in Scotland
- Volunteers
- 1-50 volunteers
- Staff
- 14
- Postcode
- G3 7PY
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
Operation of a comprehensive adoption and fostering service. Recruit and support adoptive parents and their families and identify children who are in care, liaising with local authorities to match the children's needs to those adoptive parents and families, journeying with all towards a successful outcome. Provision of post adoption support services.
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
Activities
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
The Society is established to promote (irrespective of creed) the welfare of children, whose interests are paramount, to foster the stability of family relationships and to assess the suitability of applicants as adoptive parents, all in accordance with the teachings of the Catholic Church.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £580,582 | £886,869 | 14 | 31 December 2025 |
| 31 March 2024 | £729,903 | £753,635 | 14 | 27 March 2025 |
| 31 March 2023 | £596,827 | £616,987 | 14 | 24 February 2025 |
| 31 March 2022 | £690,356 | £659,209 | 14 | 31 March 2023 |
| 31 March 2021 | £433,391 | £616,859 | 14 | 9 May 2022 |
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
- St margaret's Children and Family Care Society, Glasgow
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.stmargaretsadoption.org.uk
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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