01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC021638
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- Wider, but within one local authority area
- Volunteers
- 51-100 volunteers
- Staff
- 5
- Postcode
- KY12 7QX
OSCR note: This SCIO was incorporated on 27 June 2014 as a result of a Change to SCIO application by SC021638 - Dunfermline Advocacy Initiative, which was an unincorporated association registered as a charity since 18 June 1993.
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
Dunfermline Advocacy works to recruit, train and match local volunteers with vulnerable adults in West Fife who are affected by physical disability, autism, learning disability, dementia, mental illness and/or chronic illness who: • Are unable to safeguard their own well-being, rights, care or other interests • Require support through a trusting relationship (friendship) to be able to have their voice heard • Are isolated and lack their own effective and/or independent support networks Our mission is that through Citizen Advocacy vulnerable people’s voices are heard, protecting and safeguarding their rights while building sustainable friendships, networks and links in the communities of West Fife- Friendship Changing Lives.
Charitable purposes
- 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 Aims of Dunfermline Advocacy shall be to promote the benefit of vulnerable people in West Fife (and elsewhere across Scotland if deemed appropriate) who are affected by disability chronic illness dementia or mental disorder (including mental illness learning disability or personality disorder) in a manner which is now or may hereafter be deemed by law to be charitable
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £206,805 | £171,470 | 5 | 20 November 2025 |
| 31 March 2024 | £185,810 | £180,874 | 5 | 11 November 2024 |
| 31 March 2023 | £209,882 | £198,570 | 5 | 15 November 2023 |
| 31 March 2022 | £204,471 | £187,391 | 5 | 25 November 2022 |
| 31 March 2021 | £205,749 | £181,762 | 5 | 6 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
- 14 Halbeath Road, Dunfermline, Fife
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.dunfermlineadvocacy.org
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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