01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC046975
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- UK and overseas
- Volunteers
- 1-50 volunteers
- Staff
- 3
- Postcode
- EH35 5JB
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
We work with children who have suffered trauma, abuse, neglect and poverty affecting mental, physical and emotional wellbeing providing much needed support through animal themed workshops, activities and Support Sessions designed for positive wellbeing. Our unique approach, through the medium of animals, sees us sharing stories of rescued animals with the children, to help encourage compassionate and empathetic behaviour towards all living beings. Our activities include care experienced and vulnerable children in foster care and kinship care, those under protection orders, those on the cusp of care and Young Carers. They include the whole family so they can enjoy the experience as a family unit with both children and adults gaining a valuable support network. Children experience a sense of belonging, increased self confidence, self esteem and self worth. We provide coping mechanisms that can be continued at home by child and caregiver to build on positive behaviour changes.
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of education
- the advancement of health
- the advancement of animal welfare
Beneficiaries
- Children or young people
Activities
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
The organisation is established for charitable purposes only, and in particular, the object is to advance animal welfare, the advancement of education and the advancement of health.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | £105,946 | £71,097 | 3 | 9 July 2026 |
| 31 December 2024 | £91,454 | £75,026 | 3 | 22 April 2025 |
| 31 December 2023 | £58,887 | £63,576 | 3 | 23 July 2024 |
| 31 December 2022 | £92,239 | £62,519 | 3 | 11 July 2023 |
| 31 December 2021 | £53,345 | £71,526 | 3 | 15 August 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
- 1d Cockburn Halls, Ormiston, East Lothian
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.fosteringcompassion.org
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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