01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC050282
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- Operations cover all or most of Scotland
- Volunteers
- 1-50 volunteers
- Staff
- 0
- Postcode
- EH3 6SF
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
The principal objects of the charitable company are as follows: To be parent-led and to organise parents with lived experience, supporting and advocating for other parents when they need support & help with their children when involved in the child welfare and child protection system. To provide individual support, information, advice, and advocacy to parents in the Scottish welfare and child protection system, especially those with children who are in care, at risk of care, or who have exited care. Developing an understanding of how child welfare systems affected both disabled children and disabled parents. Contribute to developing policy, practice, and law to promote the rights and interests of parents whose children are in care or at risk of care. Provide evidence to support reducing the rate of children being removed unnecessarily from their families and about the kinds of services and approaches that help families avoid separation.
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of human rights, conflict resolution or reconciliation
Beneficiaries
- Other defined groups
Activities
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
The aims of PAR will be: * The advancement of human rights, conflict resolution or reconciliation by * Supporting and advocating for the rights of parents whose children are in care or at risk of care * Reduce conflict through collaboration with statutory agencies so that they can work constructively with parents and families * Promoting principles of participation and engagement in decision making about children and families in contact with local authority social services
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £32,823 | £17,369 | 0 | 22 January 2026 |
| 31 March 2024 | £29,341 | £24,827 | 0 | 15 January 2025 |
| 31 March 2023 | £21,072 | £5,787 | 0 | 16 November 2023 |
| 31 March 2022 | £1,143 | £187 | 0 | 6 December 2022 |
| 31 March 2021 | £930 | £658 | 0 | 6 April 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
- 3a Fettes Row, New Town, Edinburgh
- Website supplied to OSCR
- https://www.parparents.com
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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