01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC021548
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- More than one local authority area in Scotland
- Volunteers
- 1-50 volunteers
- Staff
- 6
- Postcode
- G15 8LB
OSCR note: This SCIO was incorporated on 11/11/2013 as a result of a Change to SCIO application by SC021548 - Drumchapel Law & Money Advice Centre, which was an Unincorporated Association registered as a charity since 01/06/1993.
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
Provide welfare benefits advice as well as appealing against benefit decisions including representation at benefits appeals. Help relieve poverty through benefit awareness and representation. We also provide an advocacy service to support people to stand up for their rights, assist people to gain access to health and social care services, support client and their family during times of crisis and help them gain the confidence to speak up for themselves. Our Children's Rights Project provides assistance to children and young people between the ages of 5 and 18 with issues such as: Children's Hearings, school exclusions, educational issues as well as any issues around bullying and abuse. This service is offered to children and young people and families in the West of Scotland
Charitable purposes
- the prevention or relief of poverty
- the advancement of education
- the advancement of citizenship or community development
Beneficiaries
- Children or young people
- People with disabilities or health problems
- 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
1.1 To relieve poverty by increasing the availability of, and facilitating access to advice, assistance and representation in connection with financial and debt issues, welfare benefits, housing, employment matters by the provision of and other advice geared to the special needs of persons who are in a state of poverty where such advice, assistance and representation could not readily be obtained by such persons elsewhere. 1.2 To advance education and in particular to increase knowledge and awareness in the fields of housing, social security, personal debt, consumer matters, equal opportunity, human rights, rights of victims of crimes or accidents, employment, disability, community care, mental health, children and social work and all other fields in relation to which there appears, in the opinion of the organisation a need for general knowledge and awareness of the relevant law. 1.3 To promote the growth of Citizen Advocacy by the recruitment, training and accreditation of volunteers and to stimulate the formation of advocacy partnership between accredited volunteers on the one hand and individuals in the community who are disabled or otherwise disadvantaged, on the other.
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 2026 | £198,023 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £250,661 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 6 | 22 September 2026 |
| 31 March 2025 | £258,185 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £254,406 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 6 | 22 October 2025 |
| 31 March 2024 | £267,753 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £259,786 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 6 | 20 January 2025 |
| 31 March 2023 | £232,844 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £201,185 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 6 | 10 November 2023 |
| 31 March 2022 | £228,839 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £251,946 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 6 | 26 October 2022 |
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
- Unit 1, KCEDG Commercial Centre, Ladyloan Place, Glasgow
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.dlmac.co.uk
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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