01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC040286
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- Operations cover all or most of Scotland
- Volunteers
- 1-50 volunteers
- Staff
- 0
- Postcode
- PA16 8HG
OSCR note: This SCIO was incorporated on 8 July 2015 as a result of a Change to SCIO application by Melanoma Action & Support Scotland, SC040286, which was an unincorporated association registered as a charity since 19 February 2009.
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
To support people diagnosed with skin cancers especially cutaneous melanoma. We provide a help line and psychological support given by a properly qualified and insured counsellors who uses hypnotherapy this is delivered via Zoom to the patients home. We campaign for better treatment and drugs to increase survival and provide prevention education and distribute information to assist early diagnosis.
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of education
- the advancement of health
Beneficiaries
- People with disabilities or health problems
Activities
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
The organisation is established for charitable purposes only, and in particular, the objects are: 4.1 To provide support for melanoma or non-melanoma skin cancer patients and their carers in Scotland. 4.2 To raise awareness and advance education of melanoma or non-melanoma skin cancer prevention and detection.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £10,202 | £6,410 | 0 | 29 January 2026 |
| 31 March 2024 | £9,882 | £35,937 | 0 | 9 December 2024 |
| 31 March 2023 | £1,421 | £10,385 | 0 | 15 December 2023 |
| 31 March 2022 | £15,968 | £18,048 | 0 | 19 December 2022 |
| 31 March 2021 | £19,765 | £4,643 | 0 | 31 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
- 1/1, 25 Robertson Street, Greenock, Inverclyde
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.masscot.org.uk
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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