01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC004900
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- Wider, but within one local authority area
- Volunteers
- 1-50 volunteers
- Staff
- 5
- Postcode
- EH45 8AG
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
We provide advice and information to the citizens of Tweeddale on a range of subject, to challenge poverty and disadvantage and to promote social justice. We do this by providing information sessions and appointments to groups and individuals in our office in Peebles and in outreach locations across Tweeddale.
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of education
- the advancement of health
- the advancement of citizenship or community development
- the advancement of human rights, conflict resolution or reconciliation
- the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage
Beneficiaries
- No specific group, or for the benefit of the community
Activities
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
(i) The advancement of education by providing clients with information, clarification and understanding of legislation and their legal rights and responsibilities. (ii) The relief of those in need by assessing clients entitlement to welfare benefits, by providing assistance in claiming benefits and by assisting them to appeal against refusal to benefits and by doing so ensure they do not suffer from poverty. (iii) The advancement of civil and human rights by ensuring that people do not suffer through ignorance of their civil and human rights and by taking such actions as are intended to redress the situation and redress wrongs and restore justice. (iv) Advancement of health by providing a comprehensive advice service which deals with all aspects of clients problems and alleviates the injury, stress and anxiety caused by unsolved problems. (v) Advancement of community development by recruiting, training and developing local citizens to be volunteers in and for the Citizens Advice Bureau who in turn assist members of the public in their community and in doing so contribute to the development of their community. (vi) Advancement of common good by ensuring that the interests of the citizens and community of Tweeddale are promoted and protected by taking such actions as are intended to promote the common good of the area of local benefit. by ensuring that the interests of the citizens and community of Tweeddale are promoted and protected by taking such actions as are intended to promote the common good of the area of local benefit.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £231,718 | £170,742 | 5 | 26 December 2025 |
| 31 March 2024 | £188,635 | £172,136 | 5 | 27 December 2024 |
| 31 March 2023 | £172,290 | £149,163 | 5 | 19 December 2023 |
| 31 March 2022 | £173,832 | £164,664 | 5 | 4 October 2022 |
| 31 March 2021 | £194,415 | £181,886 | 5 | 24 November 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
- Chambers Institution, High Street, Peebles
- Website supplied to OSCR
- http://www.peeblescab.org.uk/
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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