01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC042643
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- More than one local authority area in Scotland
- Volunteers
- 101-250 volunteers
- Staff
- 37
- Postcode
- AB10 1UL
OSCR note: The charity has changed name from Grampian Children's Respite Care to Charlie House Trust and is effective from 01 July 2024
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
- Charlie House are a children’s charity working right across the North East of Scotland including, Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Moray and right up to Orkney & Shetland. - We provide support to babies, children and young people with a life limiting or life-threatening condition, and we also provide support to their families. - Life-limiting and life-threatening actually means an extreme caring routine - 24/7 caring routine, including regular tube feeding, medication, transport due to some of the children we support’s need to use a wheelchair, and the struggle to understand their child’s wants & needs as many are non-verbal.
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of health
- the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage
Beneficiaries
- Children or young people
- People with disabilities or health problems
Activities
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
4.1 the advancement of health. and 4.2 the improvement of the condition of life and relief of children and young persons with complex health needs by various means including but not limited to the provision of respite care facilities and services.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £1,498,331 | £2,196,520 | 37 | 30 December 2025 |
| 31 March 2024 | £1,697,546 | £1,627,902 | 37 | 17 December 2024 |
| 31 March 2023 | £1,678,293 | £1,436,091 | 37 | 20 December 2023 |
| 31 March 2022 | £1,061,764 | £819,737 | 37 | 13 December 2022 |
| 31 March 2021 | £1,164,350 | £656,858 | 37 | 22 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
- Balmoral House, 74 Carden Place, Aberdeen
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.charliehouse.org.uk
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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