01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC046404
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- More than one local authority area in Scotland
- Volunteers
- 51-100 volunteers
- Staff
- 5
- Postcode
- FK8 1AU
OSCR note: Previous Name- from 10/03/2016 to 05/02/2018 Stirling Citizens for Sanctuary (SCfS)
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
Forth Valley Welcome is a small charity supporting refugees and asylum seekers in Stirling and Clackmannanshire. We support families who have arrived from Syria, Sudan, South Sudan, Afghanistan, Ukraine, Iraq, Ethiopia and others. Our core purpose is to enable families to be welcomed, build their own networks and to become integrated within our communities. At the start of April 2025, we were supporting 404 people. By March 2026 this had grown to 496 people. We provide practical support like essential household items, clothing, and toys so families can feel at home from day one. Our trained Home Visitors offer one-to-one guidance with everyday challenges, while our English language support helps people find their voice in their new community. Through community events, employability support, and advocacy, we connect people, create opportunities, and amplify the issues that matter most to those we support.
Charitable purposes
- the prevention or relief of poverty
- the advancement of citizenship or community development
- the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage
- any other purpose that may reasonably be regarded as analogous to any of the preceding purposes
Beneficiaries
- Other defined groups
- No specific group, or for the benefit of the community
Activities
- It makes grants, donations, loans, gifts or pensions to individuals
- It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
The organisation's purposes are: 4.1 the relief of unemployment among refugees through (a) support towards employment, such as with job seeking, sourcing training, work placements etc., (b) support such as with language (Arabic speakers are among our volunteers), social and emotional support, mentoring and coaching within a Social Enterprise context. 4.2 the advancement of citizenship or community development through (a) social inclusion and awareness raising events & sponsored events within the communities where the refugees settle.(b) seeking opportunities for the refugees to contribute to their communities and (c) through successfully integrating into the local economy. 4.3 the relief of those in need by/through providing a befriending service and activities promoting inclusion and raising awareness.
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 2026 | £193,822 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £154,981 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 5 | 14 September 2026 |
| 31 March 2025 | £100,744 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £173,366 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 5 | 12 November 2025 |
| 31 March 2024 | £136,203 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £137,459 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 5 | 26 September 2024 |
| 31 March 2023 | £153,397 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £133,634 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 5 | 9 September 2023 |
| 31 March 2022 | £131,104 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £80,313 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 5 | 11 December 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
- Family Life Centre, 67 Murray Place, Stirling
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.forthvalleywelcome.org
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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