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Firsthand Lothian

Country
Scotland
Charity number
SC020655
Status
Active
Registered
Oct. 29, 1992
Legal form
Company (the charity is registered with Companies House)

Address

Address
Strathmore
8b McDonald Road
EH7 4LZ

Contact

Website
firsthand-lothian.org.uk
Website screenshot

Activities

'It carries out activities or services itself'

'the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage'

Working with families living across the city of Edinburgh, Firsthand Lothian delivers 1:1 tailored support to children and young people with disabilities. A worker /volunteer is matched with each child/young person, meeting up together for 3 hours every week for 6 months, doing activities and exploring new places etc which help the child/ young person achieve sustainable change. Firsthand Lothian also offers 3 strands of support for parent/ carers - Health and Well being Sessions, Parent and Carers on line meetings and short term 1:1 support to help isolated parent/carers explore and access activities and places of interest locally, going with them until they are confident to attend alone and have begun to develop new networks of support of their own.

Objectives: The Objects for which the Service is established are to promote the welfare of and to provide relief and support for disadvantaged and vulnerable families including parents and carers of children with disabilities in Edinburgh and its environs by:- (a) Providing a family support service (b) Providing a health and well-being service (c) Providing a befriending service (d) Providing any other family support services as required by families or other agencies working with families. (e) Promoting, providing and supporting volunteering opportunities for the mutual benefit of volunteers, children, parents and families (f) Providing a sitter service (g) Providing opportunities for education and training for volunteers (h) Gathering and disseminating learning (i) Engaging in any other activities which promote the aforesaid objects and are deemed by law to be charitable.

Geography

Main operating location
City of Edinburgh
Geographical spread
Wider, but within one local authority area

Finances

Period end Income Expenditure Employees
March 31, 2025 £200,948 £161,264 12
March 31, 2024 £164,917 £168,616 -
March 31, 2023 £205,177 £155,697 -
March 31, 2022 £101,270 £160,746 -
March 31, 2021 £191,242 £156,767 -