01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC049817
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Cross Border
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- Scotland and other parts of the UK
- Volunteers
- Not supplied
- Staff
- 37
- Postcode
- SE1 8HA
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
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
- Other defined groups
Activities
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
The Charity's objects ('Objects') are, for the public benefit: To prevent and relieve the suffering and hardship of children, and families in need, particularly but not exclusively in circumstances where a child is at risk of being removed from the parents? care by order of the courts due to risk of significant harm. To do so in particular but not exclusively through supporting the provision of a therapeutic relationship with a skilled practitioner providing advice, counselling and intense support to those who have experienced, or are at risk of repeatedly having, their children taken into care and by facilitating constructive relationships with those within their system including partners, family and professionals.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £2,418,065 | £2,626,799 | 37 | 19 December 2025 |
| 31 March 2024 | £2,260,092 | £2,501,852 | 37 | 13 December 2024 |
| 31 March 2023 | £2,243,477 | £2,456,176 | 37 | 12 December 2023 |
| 31 March 2022 | £1,476,618 | £2,537,321 | 37 | 16 December 2022 |
| 31 March 2021 | £4,811,849 | £4,983,328 | 37 | 10 December 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
- Ground Floor, 3rd Floor, 87 Blackfriars Road, London
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.pause.org.uk
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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