01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC013951
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- Wider, but within one local authority area
- Volunteers
- 1-50 volunteers
- Staff
- 7
- Postcode
- TD9 0BG
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
Border Women's Aid is a service for women run by women. We provide specialist support to women who are at risk of, experiencing or recovering from domestic abuse. Women are supported to increase their safety and to understand the dynamics of domestic abuse and begin to plan for a life free from the threat of domestic abuse by building on their strengths whilst developing the knowledge, skills and tools they need to determine their own future. We offer: Refuge - two welcoming self-contained refuge spaces for women and their children, 2) outreach - 1: 1 support to women either in person, or by telephone. We deliver Own My Life group support and education in prevention by delivering the Escape the TRAP (Teenage Relationship Abuse Prevention) programme in all secondary schools in the Scottish Borders. We engage with partner agencies to provide holistic support to women and children. We also work to raise awareness of our services and domestic abuse in general.
Charitable purposes
- the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage
Beneficiaries
- Children or young people
- Other defined groups
Activities
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
The objectives of the Association will be as follows:- A) To provide, on request, temporary refuge for women (and / their children, if any) who have suffered mental, physical or sexual abuse in a domestic situation or otherwise. B) To encourage women to determine their own futures and support them, in any decision they take , C) To recognise and care for the educational and emotional needs of the children involved. D) To offer advice and support to any women with difficulties other than those specified above, to the best of the Association's abilities. E) To offer support and advice to any woman who is the victim of violence, whether or not she wishes to be resident in the refuge. F) To educate and inform the public, the police, the social services and other statutory or voluntary bodies with regard to the causes, prevention and relief of such abuse and suffering. G) To provide appropriate training for members of the Association paid workers and volunteers in all areas pertaining to women's needs.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £291,960 | £227,287 | 7 | 24 December 2025 |
| 31 March 2024 | £209,146 | £226,715 | 7 | 26 December 2024 |
| 31 March 2023 | £249,934 | £211,979 | 7 | 21 December 2023 |
| 31 March 2022 | £209,876 | £177,119 | 7 | 28 November 2022 |
| 31 March 2021 | £231,909 | £148,443 | 7 | 28 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
- Border Women's Aid Ltd, West Port, HAWICK, Scottish Borders
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.borderwomensaid.co.uk
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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