01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC021705
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- Operations cover all or most of Scotland
- Volunteers
- 1-50 volunteers
- Staff
- 13
- Postcode
- PA1 1JR
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
The Charity’s purpose and principal activities are in achieving the vision of a good life for everyone who lives with bipolar, through three strategic priorities: To empower and support. to influence and campaign and to grow and improve. Some of the means by which these priorities and vision are worked towards include: promoting, developing and co-ordinating a network of community based and online bipolar support groups throughout Scotland. informing and educating on the nature of the condition and the role and value of the organisation itself. delivering self-management training courses where members learn to recognise their symptoms and effectively manage their lives, and by taking a human rights based approach to reducing diagnosis delay to prevent suicides and promote an equal right to life.
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of health
- the advancement of human rights, conflict resolution or reconciliation
Beneficiaries
- People with disabilities or health problems
Activities
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
To relieve the suffering and distress, and promote the welfare, of people with bipolar affective disorder by enabling them to deal effectively with the illness so that their conditions of life may be improved.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2026 | £0 | £0 | 13 | Not supplied |
| 31 March 2025 | £197,932 | £410,075 | 13 | 26 September 2025 |
| 31 March 2024 | £334,712 | £436,631 | 13 | 4 September 2024 |
| 31 March 2023 | £384,690 | £419,558 | 13 | 1 November 2023 |
| 31 March 2022 | £420,602 | £290,783 | 13 | 21 September 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
- Studio 10, Anchor One, 7 Thread Street, Paisley
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.bipolarscotland.org.uk
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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