01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC039557
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Cross Border
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- Scotland and other parts of the UK
- Volunteers
- Not supplied
- Staff
- 156
- Postcode
- M50 2LH
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
Charitable purposes
- the prevention or relief of poverty
- the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage
Beneficiaries
- Children or young people
- Other charities or voluntary bodies
Activities
- It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
The Charity's objects are to further such exclusively charitable objects and purposes in any part of the United Kingdom, the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man as the Trustees think fit and in particular to advance life and help children and young people, in particular (without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing) through the relief of need, hardship, ill-health, disability and distress.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 June 2025 | £61,012,000 | £53,623,000 | 156 | 2 March 2026 |
| 30 June 2024 | £54,912,249 | £49,240,729 | 156 | 7 February 2025 |
| 30 June 2023 | £50,078,000 | £39,823,000 | 156 | 24 January 2024 |
| 30 June 2022 | £69,928,962 | £74,523,835 | 156 | 15 February 2023 |
| 30 June 2021 | £65,569,253 | £59,548,901 | 156 | 17 December 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
- BBC Children In Need, 4th Floor, Dock House, Media City UK, Salford
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.bbc.co.uk/pudsey
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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