01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC024222
- 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
- ZE1 0AN
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
We exist to enable those prone to isolation as a result of mental ill health to meet with others in a warm, safe space for social contact and to make friends. Our client group ranges from 16-56+, with many living in rural areas with a limited bus service. In general, our clients live alone on low-income and/or benefits and have active, enduring and fluctuating mental ill-health which can relapse. We run a drop-in open for clients three days a week. We prepare and share a homecooked meal for a small contribution. We have a selection of board games, a pool table, dartboard, and a PC which clients can use. We signpost to services and can refer or help self-refer as well as assisting access to services and community resources. We do other activities including outings and day trips. We have sessions where people are invited in to tell us about their services. We have a ‘lending library’ with books, leaflets, and other printed resources. We also keep in touch with clients by phone etc.
Charitable purposes
- the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage
Beneficiaries
- Other defined groups
Activities
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
The Company is established for charitable purposes only and subject to that qualification, the object for which the Company is established is to benefit the community and the people of Shetland by:- 3.1.1 offering support and relief to, and facilitating friendship for, those affected by mental ill health. and 3.1.2 developing links with other community resources and facilities so that people affected by mental ill health are enabled to access such resources and facilities more easily, and are integrated into the wider community to a greater extent.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £70,656 | £77,861 | 7 | 13 October 2025 |
| 31 March 2024 | £59,938 | £67,544 | 7 | 26 September 2024 |
| 31 March 2023 | £56,876 | £61,813 | 7 | 13 November 2023 |
| 31 March 2022 | £60,328 | £64,830 | 7 | 1 September 2022 |
| 31 March 2021 | £85,957 | £59,593 | 7 | 14 September 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
- 8 Commercial Street
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.shetlandlinkup.org
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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