01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC048207
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Cross Border
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- Scotland and other parts of the UK
- Volunteers
- Not supplied
- Staff
- 209
- Postcode
- NE3 2EN
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
Charitable purposes
- the prevention or relief of poverty
- the advancement of health
- the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage
Beneficiaries
- Children or young people
- Other defined groups
Activities
- It makes grants, donations, loans, gifts or pensions to individuals
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
The charity's objects ('Objects') are specifically restricted to the following the provision of relief and respite to families in crises arising from poverty, conflict, hardship, homelessness, ill health or addictions. the relief of the needs of overwhelmed and resource limited parents and their children through the provision of safe, temporary family stays for their children. and the protection of the physical and mental health of children.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £7,155,493 | £6,058,515 | 209 | 23 December 2025 |
| 31 March 2024 | £4,849,781 | £4,979,784 | 209 | 19 December 2024 |
| 31 March 2023 | £4,781,950 | £4,848,930 | 209 | 1 February 2024 |
| 31 March 2022 | £4,157,283 | £4,117,066 | 209 | 22 December 2022 |
| 31 March 2021 | £4,296,501 | £3,596,502 | 209 | 29 November 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
- Unit 4 Diamond Court, Newcastle Upon Tyne, England
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.safefamiliesforchildren.com
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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