01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC041288
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- More than one local authority area in Scotland
- Volunteers
- 1-50 volunteers
- Staff
- 3
- Postcode
- G2 1HY
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
Dress for Success Scotland supports women facing barriers to employment by providing free professional clothing, interview coaching, and career development support. We work with women experiencing unemployment, poverty, domestic abuse, homelessness, and other challenging circumstances. Our services help women build confidence, develop skills, and move towards economic independence. We partner with referral agencies across Scotland to ensure women receive timely, practical assistance that improves their employment prospects and wellbeing. Our work creates lasting positive impact for women, their families, and their communities.
Charitable purposes
- the prevention or relief of poverty
- the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage
Beneficiaries
- Other defined groups
Activities
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
2. The charitable purposes of the Company are: 2.1 To aid disadvantage women in Scotland towards financial independence 2.2 To provide professional work attire for disadvantage women in Scotland 2.3 To provide a network of support and other career development tools (including personal development tools) for disadvantaged women in ScotIand 2.4 The relief of financial need amongst women and in particular but not so as to limit the generality of the foregoing, the provision of work appropriate clothing for women seeking employment.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Total income | Donations | Charitable activities income | Trading income | Investment income | Other income | Total expenditure | Raising funds | Charitable activities spending | Other spending | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | £64,025 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £89,660 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 3 | 30 September 2026 |
| 31 December 2024 | £64,073 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £54,342 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 3 | 30 September 2025 |
| 31 December 2023 | £46,401 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £37,246 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 3 | 30 September 2024 |
| 31 December 2022 | £7,888 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £15,219 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 3 | 28 September 2023 |
| 31 December 2021 | £40,590 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £19,698 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 3 | 14 September 2022 |
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
- Fifth Floor, Suite 5/2 Albert Chambers , 13 Bath Street, Glasgow
- Website supplied to OSCR
- Not supplied
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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