01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC019270
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- Wider, but within one local authority area
- Volunteers
- 1-50 volunteers
- Staff
- 17
- Postcode
- G81 1BL
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
Stepping Stones was established with a mission to provide our communities with a range of services that will have a positive impact on their mental health & well-being and will inspire hope, recovery and tackle stigma & prejudice. We want people who experience distress and poor mental health to be able to access great support in their communities and regain control. We do this through offering the following services: Individual Support • General 1:1 - for those who require longer term support. • 1:1 Peer Support Work – for referrals from local CMH Teams. • Person Centred Counselling - helps people take greater control of their life & improve confidence. • Guided Self Help & Enhanced Guided Self Help - for stress or low levels of anxiety (based on CBT). Group Work: Social Groups, Bereavement and Loss Group, Women's Support Group, Relaxation Classes, Walking Groups, Tai Chi Classes, Peer2Peer, Wellness Recovery Action Planning, Lived Experience Panel, Positive Futures Course
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 objects of the company are: 4.1 To provide support and promote well being to individuals and families in West Dunbartonshire and the wider community, giving them the opportunity to cope with and recover from issues that affect their mental health and well being. 4.2 To provide a network of self help groups that empowers and enables members of Stepping Stones to develop peer support opportunities and participate more effectively within the wider community. 4.3 To provide counselling, therapies and support in the relief of issues that affect mental health and well being. 4.4 To ensure mental health stigma is tackled when it exists, demonstrating ongoing commitment to anti-discriminatory practice, equality and diversity. 4.5 To promote and organise co-operation in the achievement of the above objects.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Total income | Donations | Charitable activities income | Trading income | Investment income | Other income | Total expenditure | Raising funds | Charitable activities spending | Other spending | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £441,093 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £397,379 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 17 | 22 September 2025 |
| 31 March 2024 | £357,657 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £385,112 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 17 | 26 November 2024 |
| 31 March 2023 | £399,982 | £917 | £399,065 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £381,554 | £0 | £381,554 | £0 | 17 | 11 October 2023 |
| 31 March 2022 | £336,863 | £498 | £336,365 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £318,691 | £0 | £318,691 | £0 | 17 | 26 October 2022 |
| 31 March 2021 | £341,519 | £3,547 | £337,972 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £303,168 | £0 | £303,168 | £0 | 17 | 20 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
- 63 Kilbowie Road, Clydebank
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.stepstones.org.uk
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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