01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC043787
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- UK and overseas
- Volunteers
- 1-50 volunteers
- Staff
- 1
- Postcode
- G43 2DZ
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
To support orphaned and vulnerable children and women in Uganda and beyond by improving access to education, training, healthcare, nutrition, and emotional support, all delivered with compassion and dignity. • Improve wellbeing through sustainable access to services and support. • Promote education and enterprise, especially through the Creative Arts. • Integrate Creative Arts into education to support non-academic learners. • Break down stigma around autism, disabilities and learning challenges in Uganda and Scotland. • Sustain and grow the Starchild School for Creative Arts (SSCA) and the Sunflower Sanctuary (SFS). Future Goals 1. Develop the Sunflower Sanctuary (SFS): Complete and expand our holistic centre for families with autism and disabilities in Jinja. The building and accessible toilets/showers are now in place. 2. Secure Funding for Autism/Disability Projects: Continue developing inclusive programmes in Uganda and Scotland. 3. Strengthen Local Partnerships
Charitable purposes
- the prevention or relief of poverty
- the saving of lives
- 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
- People with a particular ethnic or racial origin
- Other charities or voluntary bodies
Activities
- It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations
Constitutional objectives
4.1 [a] The prevention or relief of poverty. To help transform the lives of children by providing aid to orphaned children in Uganda, but not exclusively. 4.2 [e] The saving of lives by preventing and providing relief to the sick arnd most vulnerable by providing life saving surgery, immunisations, clean water and prevention of life threatening diseases 4.3 [n] The relief of those in need by reason of age, ill health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage by providing sponsorship opportunities to individual cases to help with education and general welfare.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Total income | Donations | Charitable activities income | Trading income | Investment income | Other income | Total expenditure | Raising funds | Charitable activities spending | Other spending | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £44,344 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £29,179 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 1 | 16 December 2025 |
| 31 March 2024 | £41,464 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £37,570 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 1 | 30 December 2024 |
| 31 March 2023 | £40,459 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £51,059 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 1 | 18 December 2023 |
| 31 March 2022 | £44,483 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £34,265 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 1 | 12 December 2022 |
| 31 March 2021 | £13,007 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £15,624 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 1 | 15 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
- Flat 1/2,, 37 Corrour Road, Glasgow
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.starchildcharity.com
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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