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Charity Details:

Birthlink

SC013007Registered charity from 26 May 1982
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Address 21 Castle Street
Edinburgh
Postcode EH2 3DN
Website https://birthlink.org.uk/
Regulatory Type Standard
Link to Companies House https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/
Object:
(a) The company is established for charitable purposes only; and the expression charitable purposes shall mean charitable purposes under section 7 of the Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act 2005 which are also regarded as charitable purposes in relation to the applications of the Taxes Acts . (b) In particular, the company is established for the following purposes: (i) to provide to people affected by adoption in Scotland and to people who have been looked after by local authorities in Scotland services designed to eliminate or alleviate disadvantages (such as ill-health and absence of well-being, particularly of a psychological nature; feelings of guilt, loss and grief; identity problems; discrimination; impaired life chances; impaired or lack of access to information relating to genetic inheritance and relevant medical history; separation from birth relatives; lack of information relating to birth relatives; and difficulties arising in relation to making contact with birth relatives and building and maintaining relationships) suffered by such people as a consequence of having been affected by adoption or having been looked after by local authorities in Scotland; (ii) to enhance the well-being and promote the welfare of all people affected by adoption in Scotland; (iii) to enhance the well-being and promote the welfare of people who have been looked after by local authorities in Scotland; (iv) to provide support and assistance to people affected by adoption in Scotland to enable them to secure the performance by public authorities of statutory duties owed to them; (v) to provide support and assistance to people who have been looked after by local authorities in Scotland to enable them to secure the performance by public authorities of statutory duties owed to them;
Details of the charity's operations
Charity Status: Active
Last Updated: 31 Mar 2025
Constitutional Form: Company (the charity is registered with Companies House)
Constitutional Form Date: 26 May 1982
Geographical Spread: More than one local authority area in Scotland
Main Operating Location: City of Edinburgh
Purposes: "the advancement of health","the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage"
Beneficiaries: "Other defined groups"
Types of activity undertaken: "It carries out activities or services itself"
Annual Information Submission History
Year End Income Expenditure Annual Return Received Accounts Received Latest Accounts
31 Mar 2021 £312,749 £403,709 06 Dec 2021 Yes
31 Mar 2022 £422,261 £356,692 08 Dec 2022 Yes
31 Mar 2023 £647,118 £671,796 31 Dec 2023 Yes
31 Mar 2024 £733,416 £780,610 23 Dec 2024 Yes Published accounts can be found on the Companies House website
31 Mar 2025 No Annual Information due by 31 Dec 2025
*Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, OSCR allowed an additional 9 months grace period for charities that were overdue/late when their annual information due by date fell between 01 March 2020 and 31 March 2021.

If an annual return has been received on time (within nine months of the Year End Date), the 'Annual Return Received' box is green   . If an annual return is late, the box is red   .
Information on details of charity trustees

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Charity accounts and constitution – what information do we publish?

From April 2016 we began to publish charities’ accounts, initially for those charities with an annual income of £25,000 or more, and for all SCIOs.

When a charity publishes its accounts on its website and has supplied us with a link, we have made this available. From late 2017, where the charity is a company, a registered social landlord or is also registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales, a link is provided to the relevant regulator’s website where the accounts are made available. We accept no responsibility for the functionality, accuracy, or content of external websites – if you experience a technical issue with an external link, you should contact the charity directly.

You have the right to the following information under section 23 (1)(a) and (b) of the Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act 2005, from the charity direct:

  • a copy of the charity’s latest statement of accounts
  • a copy of the charity’s constitution.

In addition to the above, a charity may also be able to provide you with previous years’ accounts and constitutions, although it is not obliged to do so. You can contact the charity to request this information using the contact details on the charity’s Register entry.

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