01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC023565
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- More than one local authority area in Scotland
- Volunteers
- 0 volunteers
- Staff
- 34
- Postcode
- G33 4EL
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
The key activities of the charity are to provide clients with advice & support on a wide range of issues relating to alleviating & eradicating poverty. We achieve this by providing a multi channel advice service providing 1-1 support to claim all available Welfare Benefits to which any individual may be entitled to & provide ongoing support including tribunal representation. The charity also provides a free confidential debt service for clients struggling with debts. All service delivery is to level 3 of the Scottish National Standards for Information & Advice
Charitable purposes
- the prevention or relief of poverty
- the advancement of education
- the advancement of health
- the advancement of citizenship or community development
- the promotion of equality and diversity
- the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage
Beneficiaries
- Children or young people
- Older People
- People with disabilities or health problems
- No specific group, or for the benefit of the community
Activities
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
The company's objects are: 1) The prevention or relief of poverty 2) The advancement of education 3) The advancement of health 4) The advancement of citizenshp or community development 5) The promotion of equality and diversity 6) The relief of those in need by reason of financial hardship
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £1,736,787 | £1,429,772 | 34 | 18 December 2025 |
| 31 March 2024 | £1,387,242 | £1,286,402 | 34 | 13 December 2024 |
| 31 March 2023 | £1,315,603 | £1,222,420 | 34 | 19 December 2023 |
| 31 March 2022 | £1,127,252 | £978,206 | 34 | 26 January 2023 |
| 31 March 2021 | £933,270 | £840,428 | 34 | 15 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
- The Wright Business Centre, 1 Lonmay Road, Glasgow
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.gemapscotland.co.uk
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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