01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC028660
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- Operations cover all or most of Scotland
- Volunteers
- 1-50 volunteers
- Staff
- 5
- Postcode
- EH12 9EB
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
Provide free vital residential breaks for children living in challenging circumstances, age 7-12 years living in Scotland
Charitable purposes
- the prevention or relief of poverty
- the provision of recreational facilities, or the organisation of recreational activities, with the object of improving the conditions of life for the persons for whom the facilities or activities are primarily intended
Beneficiaries
- Children or young people
Activities
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
1. To provide residential holiday and recreational facilities for the purpose of improving the conditions of life of children who are in need of such facilities by reason of disability, whether physical or mental, or of their social and economic circumstances. 2. To relieve poverty and need. 3. To encourage the study and practice of any useful branch of human knowledge.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | £286,180 | £349,246 | 5 | 14 April 2026 |
| 31 December 2024 | £383,289 | £293,828 | 5 | 13 March 2025 |
| 31 December 2023 | £252,384 | £275,988 | 5 | 7 March 2024 |
| 31 December 2022 | £246,104 | £300,218 | 5 | 14 March 2023 |
| 31 October 2021 | £230,134 | £166,553 | 5 | 10 March 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
- Gyleworks, 34 South Gyle Crescent, Edinburgh
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.hopscotch-charity.org
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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