01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC029591
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- Overseas only
- Volunteers
- 1-50 volunteers
- Staff
- 1
- Postcode
- FK8 2HN
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
Our charity is set up to raise funds for and build awareness of the Kolkata-based NGO Child In Need Institute ('CINI India') which was established in 1974 to achieve sustainable improvements in health, nutrition, education and protection for all children - especially those that belong to the most vulnerable groups. The scope of CINI India's activities is vast, reaching around ten million individuals each year, primarily across West Bengal, Assam, Odisha, Jharkhand and Madhya Pradesh. CINI in the UK focuses particularly on tea plantations and the people who work there in very difficult circumstances.
Charitable purposes
- the prevention or relief of poverty
- the advancement of health
- the advancement of citizenship or community development
- any other purpose that may reasonably be regarded as analogous to any of the preceding purposes
Beneficiaries
- Children or young people
- Other defined groups
Activities
- It does none of these
Constitutional objectives
The objects of the Group are the relief of poverty and the advancement of education of necessitous persons residing in India, by providing financial assistance for: a) The medical care and services and the education of infants, children and adolescents in the sub-continent of India b) The further education, training and counselling of young persons and their maintenence during such period of education and training c) The provision of educational training of adults in family management, hygiene and nutrition d) The maintenance and provision of medical care of mothers and their child during and after pregnancy
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | £0 | £0 | 1 | Not supplied |
| 31 December 2024 | £123,641 | £124,329 | 1 | 8 September 2025 |
| 31 December 2023 | £91,651 | £96,468 | 1 | 23 August 2024 |
| 31 December 2022 | £400,895 | £377,676 | 1 | 11 July 2023 |
| 31 December 2021 | £199,766 | £217,725 | 1 | 2 August 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
- 2A Springwood Avenue, Stirling
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.cini.org.uk
- Parent charity
- Child in Need Institute · S 17076
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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