01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC035363
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- Wider, but within one local authority area
- Volunteers
- 1-50 volunteers
- Staff
- 11
- Postcode
- IV3 5SR
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
we provide one-to-one independent advocacy to vulnerale individuals regarding their cre and treatment under the terms of the mental health act
Charitable purposes
- the prevention or relief of poverty
- the advancement of health
- the advancement of citizenship or community development
- the advancement of human rights, conflict resolution or reconciliation
- 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
- Children or young people
- Older People
- People with disabilities or health problems
- People with a particular ethnic or racial origin
Activities
- It does none of these
Constitutional objectives
3.1 . To relieve poverty and promote social welfare, social justice and social inclusion by increasing the availability of independent advocacy and facilitating( access to independent advocacy for the benefit of citizens of Highland (being the Highland region as designated by local authority boundaries). 3.2. To advance education by increasing knowledge and awareness of independent advocacy and related matters in which there appears, in the opinion of the Directors to be insufficient public knowledge.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £325,732 | £273,111 | 11 | 31 October 2025 |
| 31 March 2024 | £310,465 | £264,265 | 11 | 30 September 2024 |
| 31 March 2023 | £304,623 | £252,304 | 11 | 25 September 2023 |
| 31 March 2022 | £301,634 | £259,453 | 11 | 4 January 2023 |
| 31 March 2021 | £316,058 | £282,816 | 11 | 30 November 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
- First Floor Offices, Inverness Ice Centre, Bught Drive, Inverness
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.advocacy-highland.org.uk
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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