Charity Details

Firefly International

SC028744Registered charity from 02 March 1999

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Notes:

This SCIO was incorporated on 10 February 2014 as a result of a Change to SCIO application by SC028744 Firefly International, which was an unincorporated association registered as a charity since 02 March 1999

Charity Information:

The Name the Charity is Known By Firefly

Address c/o The Melting Pot
15 Calton Road
Edinburgh

Postcode EH8 8DL

Website www.fireflyinternational.org

Regulatory Type Standard

Object:

The organisation was established for charitable purposes in order to: ‘Overcome boundaries worldwide through friendship, education and the arts’. The objects are: a. To promote inter-cultural, inter-group and inter-ethnic relations through education and the arts. b. To advance peace and development through education and the arts. c. To relieve poverty through education.

Operations:

What the charity is set up to do and how it does this:

Firefly International is a Scottish-based charity supporting children and young people affected by war and displacement in Syria, Bosnia, and among Gazan refugees. Working in partnership with trusted local organisations in Bosnia, Palestine and Turkey, , Firefly supports education, mental health support, and peacebuilding initiatives that restore hope and opportunity. Through grassroots collaboration and UK-based fundraising, Firefly empowers communities to rebuild lives, strengthen resilience, and create brighter, more peaceful futures for children growing up amid conflict.

Charity Status: Active

Constitutional Form: SCIO (Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation)

Constitutional Form Date: 10 Feb 2014

Previous Constitutional Form: Unincorporated association

Previous Constitutional Form Date: 02 Mar 1999

Main Operating Location: City of Edinburgh

Number of Staff: 2

Number of Volunteers: 1-50

Purposes: "the prevention or relief of poverty", "the advancement of education", "the advancement of citizenship or community development", "the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science", "the advancement of human rights, conflict resolution or reconciliation", "the advancement of environmental protection or improvement"

Beneficiaries: "Children or young people", "People with a particular ethnic or racial origin", "No specific group, or for the benefit of the community"

Types Of Activity Undertaken: "It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations", "It carries out activities or services itself"

Annual Submissions:

Year End	Income	Expenditure	Annual Return Received	Accounts Received	Latest Annual Reports and Accounts
31 Mar 2022	£202,879	£213,078	29 Jun 2022	Yes
31 Mar 2023	£412,643	£298,389	06 Nov 2023	Yes
31 Mar 2024	£307,508	£304,578	19 Sept 2024	Yes
31 Mar 2025	£497,970	£377,389	15 Oct 2025	Yes	Visit Charity's Website
31 Mar 2026			No	Annual Information due by 31 Dec 2026
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 .

Income and Expenditure:

Charity Trustees:

First Name	Last Name
Fenella	Dawnay
Diana	McMicking
Ian	Malcolm
Aleksandra	Haramina-Whitaker
Malaka	Shwaikh
Mark	Armour
Samer	Chamsi Pasha
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