OSCR Scottish charity profile

Counselling & Family Mediation - Western Isles

Known as Relationships Scotland – Counselling and Family Mediation Western Isles

ActiveCharity number SC016055
Registered1 June 1990
Main locationWestern Isles
Legal formCompany (the charity is registered with Companies House)

01 Identity

Scottish charity record

Snapshot 25 August 2026
OSCR charity number
SC016055
Status
Active
Regulatory type
Standard
Designated religious body
No
Geographical spread
Wider, but within one local authority area
Volunteers
1-50 volunteers
Staff
0
Postcode
HS1 2XG

02 Purpose and work

What the charity exists to do

The objectives of the charity are to provide counselling and family mediation services throughout the Western Isles. This is achieved by the provision of personal counselling and family mediation services, through volunteer counsellors and mediators throughout the Western Isles.

Charitable purposes

  • the advancement of health
  • the advancement of human rights, conflict resolution or reconciliation

Beneficiaries

  • No specific group, or for the benefit of the community

Activities

  • It carries out activities or services itself

Constitutional objectives

(a) to promote, provide, develop and co-ordinate a counselling service throughout the Western Isles Islands Area for those with relationship, alcohol, bereavement or other personal problems. (b) to promote, provide, develop and co-ordinate a mediation service throughout the Western Isles Islands area for divorcing or separating couples, whether or not involved in any court proceedings, and for the children of such persons with the object of assisting, so far as is possible, in amicable resolution and disputes arising from the divorce or separation in respect to the future care and welfare of the said children, in appreciation and understanding of the problems and the interests of such children in adapting to and coping with their changed situations and circumstances and in any other way whatsoever. (c) to promote a comprehensive and co-ordinated community service in the Western Isles designed to meet the special needs of such persons and to promote counselling and mediation with the objects specified at 3(a) and (b) above (d) to promote and encourage co-operation with and amongst and support for courts, statutory and voluntary bodies and individuals whatsoever and whomsoever involved in any way with relationship, alcohol bereavement or personal problems (e) to work and campaign for the understanding and improvement of the rights and interests of such persons.

03 Annual returns

Income and expenditure history

5 periods
Year endIncomeExpenditureStaffReturn received
31 March 2025£180,935£183,51904 November 2025
31 March 2024£217,281£221,501023 September 2024
31 March 2023£217,229£185,68606 October 2023
31 March 2022£160,951£124,860027 September 2022
31 March 2021£103,990£94,877015 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
1 Bank Street, Stornoway, Isle of Lewis
Website supplied to OSCR
Not supplied
Parent charity
Not supplied

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05 Provenance

Source for this profile

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