01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC046675
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- Operations cover all or most of Scotland
- Volunteers
- 1-50 volunteers
- Staff
- 0
- Postcode
- KY12 9ED
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
Finlay's Friends provides comfort kits for families of children who are rushed to hospital in an emergency. These kits provide essentials for an unplanned hospital stay including toilet kits, blankets. socks, chocolate, water bottle, phone charger, notebook and pen etc to ease pressure on parents and help build emotional resilience. These are supplied to Scottish hospitals.
Charitable purposes
- 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 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 is established for charitable purposes only, and in particular, the objects are for: 4.1.1. the relief of those in need by reason of ill-health, in particular, to provide emergency support for families and those responsible for seriously ill children living in the Area of Benefit admitted to hospital in an emergency situation by providing comfort kits and other help of a non-financial nature.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 July 2025 | £14,808 | £11,478 | 0 | 30 April 2026 |
| 31 July 2024 | £5,306 | £5,271 | 0 | 26 April 2025 |
| 31 July 2023 | £5,277 | £2,339 | 0 | 29 April 2024 |
| 31 July 2022 | £21,365 | £9,276 | 0 | 27 April 2023 |
| 31 July 2021 | £2,104 | £1,797 | 0 | 26 April 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
- 3 The Forge, Dunfermline, Fife
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.finlaysfriends.org.uk
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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