01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC008184
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- Wider, but within one local authority area
- Volunteers
- 1-50 volunteers
- Staff
- 2
- Postcode
- G66 1LF
OSCR note: This SCIO was incorporated on 09/01/2019 as a result of the conversion of a charitable company (company number: SC347877, company name: Contact Point In East Dunbartonshire).
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
Contact Point’s purpose is to support older people and adults with a disability and/or long-term health condition, especially those who are at risk of loneliness and social isolation. We provide a range of services to help them socialise and access information and equipment to improve or at least maintain their physical, mental and emotional health. The Social Interaction Groups provide an opportunity to meet with others for a chat over a ‘cuppa’, exchange news, share joy and sorrow and get emotional support, if necessary. Community Friends,, is for middle-aged adults with a disability with a variety of activities and outings aimed at increasing confidence and independence but mainly for having fun as most of those who attend have a very limited social contact list. Short-term Equipment Loan mainly of wheelchairs: free, immediately available. Information Service on health, social care, financial and peer support services, etc. with signposting to relevant agencies.
Charitable purposes
- the provision of recreational facilities, or the organisation of recreational activities, with the object of improving the conditions of life for the persons for whom the facilities or activities are primarily intended
- the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage
Beneficiaries
- People with disabilities or health problems
- No specific group, or for the benefit of the community
Activities
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
The organisation’s purposes are: 4.1 the provision of recreational facilities and the encouragement of any educational and / or social events and / or projects which will improve and enhance the conditions of life for people who participate and their carers. 4.2 the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage, by providing a short term equipment loan service and by providing high quality information and advice to people with disabilities and long term health conditions and their carers in East Dunbartonshire and environs about the lifestyle changes and local services available to them to assist in self-management.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £52,038 | £34,621 | 2 | 30 December 2025 |
| 31 March 2024 | £37,725 | £24,526 | 2 | 30 October 2024 |
| 31 March 2023 | £22,587 | £20,552 | 2 | 30 November 2023 |
| 31 March 2022 | £22,171 | £14,462 | 2 | 13 October 2022 |
| 31 March 2021 | £12,390 | £12,582 | 2 | 11 October 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
- The Park Centre, 45 Kerr Street, Kirkintilloch
- Website supplied to OSCR
- Not supplied
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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