01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC042789
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Cross Border
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- UK and overseas
- Volunteers
- Not supplied
- Staff
- 110
- Postcode
- SE1 1SZ
OSCR note: Previous name - Stillbirth and Neonatal Death Society from 07/12/2011 to 08/10/2025.
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
Charitable purposes
- the saving of lives
- the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage
Beneficiaries
- No specific group, or for the benefit of the community
Activities
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
3.1 to promote the emotional, psychological and physical well-being of parents, their families and friends, when a baby dies in utero, at birth or soon after birth, by: 3.1.1 the provision of support and information to those so bereaved and their carers. and 3.1.2 by working collaboratively with health and social care professionals to improve and enhance professional practice with bereaved parents. and 3.2 to promote research and the implementation of best practice that will help identify the causes and reduce the incidence of the death of a baby in utero, at birth or soon after birth, and to publish the results of such research.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £8,014,773 | £8,442,390 | 110 | 22 December 2025 |
| 31 March 2024 | £7,356,246 | £8,101,155 | 110 | 20 December 2024 |
| 31 March 2023 | £7,512,954 | £6,799,840 | 110 | 20 December 2023 |
| 31 March 2022 | £6,754,116 | £4,589,230 | 110 | 18 January 2023 |
| 31 March 2021 | £6,380,126 | £3,558,146 | 110 | 2 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
- 10–18 Union Street, London, London
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.sands.org.uk
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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