01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC034473
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- Scotland and other parts of the UK
- Volunteers
- 0 volunteers
- Staff
- 65
- Postcode
- G2 6TS
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
The charity provides free advice to the citizens of Scotland
Charitable purposes
- the prevention or relief of poverty
- the advancement of citizenship or community development
- 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
- 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 to promote any charitable purposes for the benefit of the communities of Scotland and the UK by the advancement of education, the protection of health and the relief of poverty, sickness and distress
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £2,836,356 | £3,092,261 | 65 | 18 December 2025 |
| 31 March 2024 | £12,808,561 | £12,596,404 | 65 | 30 September 2024 |
| 31 March 2023 | £11,219,712 | £10,612,343 | 65 | 14 September 2023 |
| 31 March 2022 | £7,216,185 | £5,650,890 | 65 | 6 October 2022 |
| 31 March 2021 | £2,987,344 | £2,745,620 | 65 | 21 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
- Mercantile Chambers, 39-69 Bothwell Street, Glasgow
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.advice.scot
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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