01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC049284
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- UK and overseas
- Volunteers
- 1-50 volunteers
- Staff
- 4
- Postcode
- DD1 4JS
OSCR note: This charity was established to replace FLOC : For the Love of a Child, SC041672 FLOC : For the Love of a Child, SC041672 has now wound up and passed its assets and liabilities to FLOC: For the Love of a Child SCIO, SC049284 which is a SCIO
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
At the heart of all our projects is a commitment to supporting children who have experienced trauma, loss, bereavement, and other Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs). We use dramatherapy and other creative arts psychotherapies to help children express, process, and heal from their pain — empowering them to move forward with resilience and renewed hope. The ultimate aim of our projects and programmes are to see a significant difference in the psychosocial wellbeing and emotional/mental health and well-being in children and young people
Charitable purposes
- the prevention or relief of poverty
- the advancement of health
Beneficiaries
- Children or young people
- People with disabilities or health problems
Activities
- It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
4 For the Love of A Child aims to improve the lives of those living in poverty and to improve the emotional/mental health and spiritual health and well being of children and their families living in the UK and overseas. FLOC will support and help Children and adults of all ages who are experiencing stress and difficulties of any kind that may be effecting their emotional/spiritual and/or physical well being 5 The organisation shall promote (but not promote exclusively) its activities and delivery operations to people who have experienced trauma and stress that is impacting on their emotional/spiritual and/or physical well-being and quality of life. These people will be the organisation's beneficiaries.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 August 2025 | £88,269 | £77,501 | 4 | 15 December 2025 |
| 31 August 2024 | £71,777 | £85,231 | 4 | 26 May 2025 |
| 31 August 2023 | £100,328 | £87,504 | 4 | 18 January 2024 |
| 31 August 2022 | £43,255 | £40,826 | 4 | 10 October 2022 |
| 31 August 2021 | £20,565 | £23,861 | 4 | 30 May 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
- The Gate church international , 158 perth rd , Dundee , , Dundee
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.fortheloveofachild.co.uk
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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