01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC037679
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- Wider, but within one local authority area
- Volunteers
- 1-50 volunteers
- Staff
- 10
- Postcode
- AB32 6RL
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
The purpose of South West Aberdeenshire Citizens Advice Bureau (SWACAB) is to be an independent and innovative advice organisation providing holistic advice to local people. The twin aims of the Scottish Citizens Advice Bureau Service is to ensure that individuals do not suffer through lack of knowledge of their rights and responsibilities, or of the services available to them or through an inability to express their needs effectively. Equally to the service exercises a responsible influence on the development of social policies and services, locally and nationally.
Charitable purposes
- the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage
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 public benefit in (i) Westhill, its environs and hinterland and (ii) elsewhere by i) the advancement of education by providing clients with information, clarification and understanding of legislation and their legal rights and responsibilities. ii) relief of those in need by assessing clients' entitlement to welfare benefits, by providing assistance in claiming benefits and by assisting them to appeal against refusal to benefits and by doing so ensure they do not suffer from poverty. iii) the advancement of human rights by ensuring that people do not suffer through ignorance of their human rights and by taking such actions required to redress the situation and restore justice. iv) advancement of health by providing a comprehensive advice service which deals with all aspects of clients' problems and alleviates the stress and anxiety caused by unsolved problems. v) advancement of community development by recruiting, training and developing local citizens to be volunteer advisers in the Citizens Advice Bureau who in turn assist members of the public in their community and in doing so contribute to the development of their community.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £380,531 | £388,826 | 10 | 4 November 2025 |
| 31 March 2024 | £381,030 | £382,097 | 10 | 16 October 2024 |
| 31 March 2023 | £429,898 | £391,178 | 10 | 1 December 2023 |
| 31 March 2022 | £407,137 | £403,298 | 10 | 18 November 2022 |
| 31 March 2021 | £469,281 | £362,817 | 10 | 6 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
- Suite 2, First Floor Offices, Westhill Shopping Centre, Old Skene Road, Westhill, Aberdeenshire
- Website supplied to OSCR
- http://www.swacab.org.uk/
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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