01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC033344
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- More than one local authority area in Scotland
- Volunteers
- 0 volunteers
- Staff
- 5
- Postcode
- DD1 4QB
OSCR note: This SCIO was incorporated on 13 August 2026 as a result of the conversion of a charitable company (company number: SC231615, company name: ASBESTOS ACTION (TAYSIDE).
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
Asbestos Action is a Scottish charity set up to assist sufferers of asbestos related diseases and their families. ?We are a voluntary, not-for-profit organisation created to provide emotional and practical support as well as advice to those who have an asbestos related disease. ?We want to ensure there is a local service, across Scotland, to respond to any queries that a person diagnosed with an asbestos condition. How we do this: Meet and talk with clients. First contact made within 24 to 48 hours ? Visit at home or in hospital ? Answer any questions? Provide emotional support ? Provide practical solutions, including sign posting to other agencies? Advise about benefit entitlement? Complete and track benefits forms ? Provide access to legal advice as well as free will services in some areas? Be there for the individual and their family for as long as they want us to be involved?may have.?
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of education
- the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage
Beneficiaries
- Older People
- People with disabilities or health problems
Activities
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
Organisation’s purposes are: a. to assist those suffering from asbestos and silica related illnesses through practical and emotional support including the provision of advice and information. b. to advance the education of the general public within Scotland and its environs concerning the dangers and hazards of asbestos in the environment
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £200,761 | £152,916 | 5 | 8 August 2025 |
| 31 March 2024 | £99,390 | £147,580 | 5 | 25 July 2024 |
| 31 March 2023 | £100,993 | £150,526 | 5 | 17 August 2023 |
| 31 March 2022 | £257,107 | £122,766 | 5 | 4 October 2022 |
| 31 March 2021 | £91,455 | £94,013 | 5 | 13 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
- Endeavour House (2nd Floor), 1 Greenmarket, Dundee
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.asbestosaction.org.uk
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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