Housing & Homelessness Poverty & Inclusion 2025
Cyrenians

Cyrenians Trustee Report and Financial Statements 2024-25

Cyrenians has been tackling the causes and consequences of homelessness in Scotland since 1968. Operating across 47 services, the charity supported nearly 7,000 people in 2024-25 through a public health approach to homelessness prevention — spanning housing support, employability, food access, family mediation, community building and trauma-informed residential communities. Total income rose 9% to £8.4 million despite significant pressure from Scotland's declared housing emergency.

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📋About

Residential communities; housing access support; employability training including Green Skills Centre and FareShare depot; community building; mediation and family support; Cook School; pantries and food access; hospital gardens; art therapy; Addiewell Prison visitor centre; Women In Safe Homes; hospital discharge support; outreach casework

📊Key Metrics

Nearly 7,000 people supported across 47 services in 2024-25 through one-to-one support, training, tailored advice and community sessions Key Metric 1
Over 4,500 people reached through services promoting connection, wellbeing and opportunity; over 500 family relationships strengthened through Addiewell Prison visitor centre Key Metric 2
Total income of £8.4 million — a 9% rise on the previous year; Women In Safe Homes portfolio grown to 16 properties for women fleeing domestic violence Key Metric 3

✅Key Outcomes

  • Over 400 young people supported through employability and training services, with 105 accredited qualifications earned
  • Over 2,300 people provided with one-to-one support to navigate housing, benefits and health services; 76 individuals supported in safe community housing developing skills for independent living
  • Over 500 regular weekly lunch club attendees supported; FareShare depot moved to new venue five times larger, expanding food distribution across Edinburgh, Lothians, Falkirk, Stirling and the Borders

📍Geography

Scotland

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