01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC018142
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- Wider, but within one local authority area
- Volunteers
- 1-50 volunteers
- Staff
- 23
- Postcode
- KW1 5LB
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
Set up to promote positive mental health and wellbeing and to provide support to individuals experiencing mental health difficulties across Caithness. We aim to reduce social isolation, challenge stigma and improve quality of life by offering safe, inclusive and supportive spaces and connections. We achieve our aims by providing peer and wellbeing support and community-based groups that encourage participation, routine and social interaction. Our work is underpinned by a person-centred approach that values dignity and respect. We work collaboratively with volunteers, partner organisations and local services to ensure support is accessible, responsive and appropriate to individual need. Safeguarding, confidentiality and inclusivity are central to all aspects of our delivery, ensuring a safe environment for all who engage with our services.
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of health
- 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
Activities
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
The company’s objects are:- (a)To promote mental health (b)To promote the understanding of the distress caused by social isolation, psychological and emotional problems and to spread the knowledge of the facilities and services available within the community for those affected by such problems. (c)To seek to co-operate with statutory authorities in carrying out their duties for the treatment, care, after care and welfare of those affected. (d)To promote and encourage co-operation with and amongst other voluntary bodies and organisations involved whether principally or partially with questions of mental health and between such bodies and statutory authorities. (e)Where possible to provide, assist and support the provision of, facilities within the community for those affected in any way by psychological and social problems, those involved in the care and welfare of such individuals or groups. (f)To promote the understanding and improvements of the rights of persons affected by psychological and social problems, those recovering from such problems, those involved in the care and welfare of such individuals or groups.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £239,949 | £272,796 | 23 | 30 December 2025 |
| 31 March 2024 | £345,980 | £269,736 | 23 | 17 December 2024 |
| 31 March 2023 | £155,864 | £182,526 | 23 | 22 December 2023 |
| 31 March 2022 | £154,723 | £155,468 | 23 | 31 December 2022 |
| 31 March 2021 | £155,798 | £146,946 | 23 | 2 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
- Caithness Mental Health Support Group, The Haven, Bankhead, Wick, Caithness
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.cmhsg.org
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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