# The Scottish Cot Death Trust

## Details

- **Country:** Scotland
- **Charity number:** SC003458
- **Status:** Active
- **Legal form:** SCIO (Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation)
- **Registered:** June 12, 1985
- **Register:** https://www.oscr.org.uk/about-charities/search-the-register/charity-details?number=SC003458


## Contact

- **Address:** 5th Floor (5B), West Glasgow Ambulatory Care Hospital, Dalnair Street, Glasgow
- **Postcode:** G3 8SJ
- **Website:** www.scottishcotdeathtrust.org



## Activities

**Activities:** 'It makes grants, donations, loans, gifts or pensions to individuals','It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations','It carries out activities or services itself'

**Purposes:** 'the advancement of education','the advancement of health','the saving of lives','the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science','the provision of recreational facilities, or the organisation of recreational activities, with the object of improving the conditions of life for the persons for whom the facilities or activities are primarily intended','the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage'

**What the charity does:** The Trust has existed as a charity since 1985. We have three primary areas of work.      We provide support for families who have experienced sudden and unexpected death in infancy and childhood (SUDIC). 	We provide education and training around SUDIC. 	We are Scotland’s only charity advocating for research into the causes and prevention of SUDIC. Our Support reaches out to families impacted by the sudden and unexpected loss of their child and provides bereavement care to any family member who has been affected by the loss of a young child up to the age of five years old. This involves  -	Intensive, person-centred, trauma-informed support work  -	Counselling provision through an extensive network of affiliated professionals across Scotland. -	Play therapy and Youth Counselling -	Parent and sibling support resources Next Infant Support Programme (NISP) provide emotional and psychological support to those families who have previously lost a child who go on to have another pregnancy

**Objectives:** The SCIO will promote, advance and further the following charitable purposes:- 7.1.1 the advancement of education. 7.1.2 the advancement of health. 7.1.3 the saving of lives. 7.1.4 the advancement of arts, heritage, culture or science. 7.1.5 the provision of recreational facilities, or the organisation of recreational activities, with the object of improving the conditions of life for the persons for whom the facilities or activities are primarily intended. and 7.1.6 the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage.





## Areas of operation

- **Main operating location:** Glasgow City
- **Geographical spread:** Operations cover all or most of Scotland



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £201299 | £235082 |  -  | 6 | [PDF](/sc/SC003458/files/2025-03-31-accounts.pdf) (1.4 MB) |
| March 31, 2024 | £176554 | £226862 |  -  |  -  |  |
| March 31, 2023 | £203695 | £264609 |  -  |  -  |  |
| March 31, 2022 | £159925 | £230267 |  -  |  -  |  |
| March 31, 2021 | £252063 | £267503 |  -  |  -  |  |