01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC024967
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- Wider, but within one local authority area
- Volunteers
- 0 volunteers
- Staff
- 8
- Postcode
- TD1 1RT
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
Provision of professional independent advocacy services to the population of the Scottish Borders.
Charitable purposes
- the prevention or relief of poverty
- 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
- any other purpose that may reasonably be regarded as analogous to any of the preceding purposes
Beneficiaries
- 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 relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage the promotion of equality and diversity the advancement of human rights, conflict resolution and reconciliation the advancement of citizenship and community development the advancement of health the advancement of education through the provision and promotion of independent advocacy.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £235,832 | £261,444 | 8 | 9 October 2025 |
| 31 March 2024 | £252,524 | £244,275 | 8 | 3 December 2024 |
| 31 March 2023 | £225,881 | £221,522 | 8 | 10 October 2023 |
| 31 March 2022 | £235,191 | £211,506 | 8 | 16 January 2023 |
| 31 March 2021 | £235,415 | £207,188 | 8 | 14 October 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
- Low Buckholmside, Galashiels, Selkirkshire
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.bordersadvocacy.org.uk
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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