01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC005663
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- Scotland and other parts of the UK
- Volunteers
- 0 volunteers
- Staff
- 17
- Postcode
- G74 5PA
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
The principal activity of the company during the year continued to be that of promoting and championing free, independent, impartial, confidential money advice and financial inclusion and providing second-tier support (in money advice) and membership services.
Charitable purposes
- the prevention or relief of poverty
- the advancement of education
- 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
The objects of the Association shall be to promote education in matters relating to personal finance, the development of free money advice services, the exchange of information and experiences in those matters and to undertake and such other activities as may be in accord with those objects as may relieve the distress caused by personal indebtedness and poverty.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £875,422 | £790,756 | 17 | 18 November 2025 |
| 31 March 2024 | £803,757 | £719,602 | 17 | 6 November 2024 |
| 31 March 2023 | £758,124 | £761,745 | 17 | 2 October 2023 |
| 31 March 2022 | £722,210 | £893,670 | 17 | 3 November 2022 |
| 31 March 2021 | £882,394 | £848,097 | 17 | 21 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
- 5 Redwood Crescent, , East Kilbride , Glasgow
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.moneyadvicescotland.org.uk
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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