01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC039895
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- Wider, but within one local authority area
- Volunteers
- 1-50 volunteers
- Staff
- 19
- Postcode
- DD4 8DG
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
To provide citywide services and information which will prevent or relive the poverty of Dundee Citizens and in furtherance of these objects the operation of a building for the benefit of the local community primarily Midcraigie and Linlathen area of Dundee and enable public access to to the following community services: Debt and welfare benefit advice service, weekly drop in advice, a community cafe, free internet, child safety equipment for low income families, craft classes, knit and knatter classes. Provide accommodation for external groups ie Puppy Classes, Akido, AA, Lip Reading and providing affordable lets for other groups in Dundee area.
Charitable purposes
- the prevention or relief of poverty
- the advancement of education
- 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
- 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
To provide citywide services and information which will prevent or relieve the poverty of Dundee's Citizens and in furtherance of these objects we will operate a building for the benefit of the local community (primarily Mid Craigie and Linlathen) and enable public access to the following community services: Debt advice service, Financial inclusion advice, Free internet access, Access to free legal advice, Child safety equipment loan for low income households, Toy library loan for low income houseolds, Arts and crafts group, 50+ social group, Carpet bowling, keep fit, Youth groups
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £563,890 | £561,142 | 19 | 17 December 2025 |
| 31 March 2024 | £559,076 | £541,733 | 19 | 23 December 2024 |
| 31 March 2023 | £514,440 | £503,820 | 19 | 19 December 2023 |
| 31 March 2022 | £494,074 | £428,832 | 19 | 23 November 2022 |
| 31 March 2021 | £520,288 | £445,278 | 19 | 15 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
- Brooksbank, Pitairlie Road, Mid Craigie, Dundee
- Website supplied to OSCR
- Not supplied
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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