01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC023483
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- Wider, but within one local authority area
- Volunteers
- 1-50 volunteers
- Staff
- 7
- Postcode
- DD4 7JP
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
Alternatives is a specialist service for individuals affected pregnancy related distress or loss, anyone who has been through baby loss or individuals who no longer have care of their children. It also provides a generic school's counselling service. A range of client services are offered, including: counselling, mindfulness groups, and wellbeing workshops - this includes one-to-one and group support. We also deliver services for professionals, including: supervision, training, and reflective learning spaces.
Charitable purposes
- the prevention or relief of poverty
- the advancement of education
- the advancement of health
- the advancement of human rights, conflict resolution or reconciliation
Beneficiaries
- Other defined groups
Activities
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
The purposes of the Trust are: (1) To relieve the anxiety and distress of women who are experiencing or have experienced crisis pregnancies and their families by enabling the provision of counsel, education and emotional and practical support (2) To advance the education of the general public in matters relating to crisis pregnancies and to do all things as will properly attain the above purpose
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £266,307 | £277,433 | 7 | 30 December 2025 |
| 31 March 2024 | £189,279 | £148,076 | 7 | 6 November 2024 |
| 31 March 2023 | £131,111 | £114,685 | 7 | 22 December 2023 |
| 31 March 2022 | £96,338 | £91,108 | 7 | 22 December 2022 |
| 31 March 2021 | £119,532 | £71,348 | 7 | 23 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
- 234 Broughty Ferry Road, Dundee
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.alternativesdundee.org
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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