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Variety, the Children's Charity

Country
Scotland
Charity number
SC038505
Status
Active
Reporting
Up to date Last filed Aug. 5, 2026. Filing history
Registered
July 31, 2007
Legal form
Company (the charity is registered with Companies House)

Address

Address
Variety House
NW1 0AG

Contact

Website
variety.org.uk
Screenshot of the Variety, the Children's Charity website

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'

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

Beneficiaries: 'Children or young people','People with disabilities or health problems'

Objectives: The Association is established for the following objects ('the Objects') namely: (1) to promote and provide for the care and upbringing of sick, disabled and disadvantaged children within the United Kingdom (2) the advancement of education and the relief of financial need of children within the United Kingdom (3) to undertake and to assist others to undertake research into any illness or affliction affecting children which will advance knowledge and to publish the useful results of such research (4) the provision of facilities for recreation and other leisure time occupation for children in the interests of their social welfare with the object of improving the conditions of life for such children

Geography

Main operating location
Outwith Scotland
Geographical spread
Scotland and other parts of the UK

Finances

Period end Filed Income Expenditure Employees
Dec. 31, 2025 Aug. 5, 2026On time £7,196,255 £6,661,590 26
Dec. 31, 2024 Aug. 19, 2025On time £6,642,590 £6,466,211 17
Dec. 31, 2023 July 22, 2024On time £5,546,756 £5,898,442 21
Dec. 31, 2022 Oct. 30, 202330 days late £5,377,560 £4,903,699 22
Dec. 31, 2021 Aug. 19, 2022On time £3,687,815 £3,659,424 19
Dec. 31, 2020 Aug. 3, 2021 £3,667,806 £3,823,644 34

Due dates are 9 months after the year end, OSCR's deadline, so they don't allow for any extension OSCR has granted.