Charity Details

Bilingual Family

SC053564Registered charity from 08 August 2024

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Charity Information:

Address Midlem Mill Cottage
Lilliesleaf
Melrose

Postcode TD6 9EL

Website https://bilingualfamily.org/

Regulatory Type Standard

Object:

4 The organisation's purposes are to (a) advance education and the heritage, culture and science: Bilingual Family will advance the understanding of the benefits of bilingualism and multilingualism for children and young people and provide accurate, research-based information and advice to parents of bilingual children and to professionals supporting bilingual and multilingual children and families. (b) advance human rights, conflict resolution and reconciliation and promote equality and diversity: Bilingual Family will promote language equality and diversity to give every child the chance to learn and use their heritage language(s) alongside the main language(s) of the community they live in, as stated in UN's Convention of the Rights of the Child, article 30.

Operations:

Charity Status: Active

Constitutional Form: SCIO (Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation)

Constitutional Form Date: 08 Aug 2024

Main Operating Location: Scottish Borders

Purposes: "the advancement of education", "the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science", "the advancement of human rights, conflict resolution or reconciliation", "the promotion of equality and diversity"

Beneficiaries: "Other defined groups"

Types Of Activity Undertaken: "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 2025	£177	£663	30 Dec 2025	Yes	Accounts are currently awaiting redaction
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Income and Expenditure:

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