01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC028103
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- Wider, but within one local authority area
- Volunteers
- 51-100 volunteers
- Staff
- 24
- Postcode
- G46 7UG
OSCR note: This SCIO was incorporated on 04/04/2016 as a result of the conversion of a charitable company (Company Name:Voluntary Action East Renfrewshire, Company Number: SC187421)
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
As the Third Sector Interface we are funded by Scottish Government to deliver a range capacity and volunteer supports locally. We act as the conduit between the statutory, private sector and the Third Sector. By working together smarter, we can improve the delivery of a range of important services to some of the most vulnerable people across East Renfrewshire. Community participation is the heart of everything we do. promoting local opportunities to get involved. giving residents a voice. creating spaces for communities to come together collaboratively exploring new ideas that can make East Ren a better place to live. We aim to support our local communities on sensitive issues such as diversity, inclusivity and regeneration from a more compassionate and fairer platform than previously experienced. Working with stakeholders on joint commissioning and through collaboration to design services/projects that include the strengths of all stakeholders in East Renfrewshire.
Charitable purposes
- the prevention or relief of poverty
- the advancement of education
- the advancement of health
- the advancement of citizenship or community development
- the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science
- the advancement of public participation in sport
- 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
- Children or young people
- Older People
- People with disabilities or health problems
- People with a particular ethnic or racial origin
- Other defined groups
- No specific group, or for the benefit of the community
- Other charities or voluntary bodies
Activities
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
The organisation 's purposes are: 4.1 the advancement of citizenship, community development and social enterprise 4.2 the prevention or relief of poverty 4.3 the advancement of health 4.4 the advancement of environmental protection or improvement 4.5 the advancement of education 4.6 the promotion of equality and diversity 4.7 the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science 4.8 the provision of recreational facilities, or the organisation of recreational activities with the object of improving the conditions of life for the persons for whom the facilities or activities are primarily intended
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £747,653 | £702,991 | 24 | 17 December 2025 |
| 31 March 2024 | £737,341 | £707,299 | 24 | 24 October 2024 |
| 31 March 2023 | £609,256 | £561,262 | 24 | 21 November 2023 |
| 31 March 2022 | £493,247 | £488,420 | 24 | 8 December 2022 |
| 31 March 2021 | £495,252 | £538,302 | 24 | 19 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
- 4D Rouken Glen Park, Thornliebank, East Renfrewshire
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.va-er.org.uk
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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