01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC049099
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- Scotland and other parts of the UK
- Volunteers
- 0 volunteers
- Staff
- 31
- Postcode
- KA20 3EN
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
Compass Child and Family Services provides residential placements on behalf of local authorities across the United Kingdom through medium to long-term residential placements for children and young people aged 5-18.
Charitable purposes
- the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage
Beneficiaries
- Children or young people
- No specific group, or for the benefit of the community
Activities
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
The organisation's purposes are the relief of need through: 4.1 working with families and individual members to provide support and encourage the effective functioning of families living in Scotland to avoid the need for more intensive state and social work intervention. 4.2 providing residential medium to long term care for children and young people in the care of the Scottish state. and 4.3 promoting the wellbeing of children, young people and their families in accordance with the Children (Scotland) Act 1995, Children and Young People (Scotland) Act 2014, Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968 and Equality Act 2010
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | £2,109,210 | £1,442,702 | 31 | 23 July 2026 |
| 31 December 2024 | £1,188,373 | £1,010,239 | 31 | 25 April 2025 |
| 31 December 2023 | £1,206,417 | £761,587 | 31 | 14 May 2024 |
| 31 December 2022 | £501,784 | £544,983 | 31 | 22 August 2023 |
| 31 December 2021 | £436,141 | £426,215 | 31 | 29 June 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
- 14 Glebe Street, Stevenston, Ayrshire
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.compasscfs.co.uk
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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