01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC001738
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- Wider, but within one local authority area
- Volunteers
- 1-50 volunteers
- Staff
- 38
- Postcode
- PA1 3QS
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
RCAB offers a free, impartial and confidential advisory service to the local community, helping beneficiaries who require support and information on issues such as. debt, housing, immigration, education, utilities and energy bills, state benefits, NHS concerns and complaints. This service is provided by a team of trained volunteers through either in-person or telephone appointments.
Charitable purposes
- the prevention or relief of poverty
- the advancement of education
- the advancement of citizenship or community development
- the advancement of human rights, conflict resolution or reconciliation
Beneficiaries
- No specific group, or for the benefit of the community
Activities
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
The company’s objects are to promote any charitable purposes for the benefit of the community in the area of benefit by the advancement of education, the protection of health and the relief of poverty, sickness and distress
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £1,192,016 | £1,172,035 | 38 | 29 December 2025 |
| 31 March 2024 | £1,226,559 | £1,193,185 | 38 | 10 December 2024 |
| 31 March 2023 | £977,692 | £907,176 | 38 | 23 November 2023 |
| 31 March 2022 | £903,252 | £856,618 | 38 | 19 December 2022 |
| 31 March 2021 | £741,995 | £711,791 | 38 | 22 December 2021 |
Figures are those reported by the charity and supplied in the OSCR bulk download. Blank facts remain distinct from zero.
04 Contact record
Principal office or trustees address
- Address supplied to OSCR
- Sherwood House, 7 Glasgow Road, Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland
- Website supplied to OSCR
- http://www.cas.org.uk/bureaux/renfrewshire-citizens-advice-bureau
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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