01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC014223
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- Wider, but within one local authority area
- Volunteers
- 1-50 volunteers
- Staff
- 21
- Postcode
- AB42 9BA
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
Everything that AVA does is underpinned by our mission: to facilitate the growth of strong, resilient, and proactive communities by connecting, supporting, and promoting Aberdeenshire's Third Sector. We believe that the impact of Aberdeenshire’s collective Third Sector is greater than the sum of the individual parts and that now, more than ever, is the time when the collective voice and value of the sector needs to be recognised and amplified so that our vision of a vibrant, dynamic, and impact-generating third sector for Aberdeenshire, with a powerful, purposeful, and informed collective voice can be realised. Our TSI team provide support in different forms to nearly 1,000 community-based organisations.
Charitable purposes
- the prevention or relief of poverty
- the advancement of education
- the advancement of health
- the advancement of citizenship or community development
Beneficiaries
- No specific group, or for the benefit of the community
- Other charities or voluntary bodies
Activities
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
(a) To advance citizenship and community development by assisting voluntary, charitable, social enterprise and community organisations (collectively referred to as the Third Sector) and volunteers to thrive and develop. This will include working with public sector agencies and the provision of services which will strengthen the contribution of the Third Sector and volunteers to the economic, social and cultural development of communities. (b) To advance health and relieve poverty by supporting third and public sector organisations and volunteers to deliver high quality services and activities to vulnerable groups and by operating appropriate projects to deliver services in the local authority area. (c) To advance education through the provision of appropriate training to Third Sector organisations, volunteer involving organisations, public sector bodies, volunteers, potential volunteers and local citizens.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £1,822,705 | £1,767,488 | 21 | 3 December 2025 |
| 31 March 2024 | £2,093,338 | £2,013,182 | 21 | 23 December 2024 |
| 31 March 2023 | £1,829,527 | £1,825,993 | 21 | 12 October 2023 |
| 31 March 2022 | £1,476,946 | £1,435,615 | 21 | 5 December 2022 |
| 31 March 2021 | £737,404 | £599,677 | 21 | 8 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
- PO Box 18706, Peterhead, Aberdeenshire
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.avashire.org.uk
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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