01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC042475
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- More than one local authority area in Scotland
- Volunteers
- 1-50 volunteers
- Staff
- 5
- Postcode
- ML5 3AA
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
REACH Advocacy delivers education and training in human rights-based approaches (HRBA) and accredited HRB Advocacy to populations experiencing marginalisation and harm. We informed the development process of the advocacy award and our human rights based training, on our collective lived experience of 'navigating the jungle of public institutions' . These journeys were invariably triggered through health and or social crises, mental ill health, substance use, poverty and trauma. We believe providing people with the skills and knowledge to claim their fundamental human rights, is an important part of of improving the health and wealth of the nation. We synthesised the lived experience of marginalisation, trauma, poverty and ill health with the values and principles of human rights. The development of human rights and advocacy programmes of learning and qualifications, is a recognised and legitimate means to enabling people to claim their rights, through the embodiment of our social
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of education
Beneficiaries
- Other defined groups
Activities
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
The company's objects are: a) the advancement of recovery oriented education and advocacy services for individuals, family/carers and communities affected by substance use disorders.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 April 2025 | £212,696 | £242,720 | 5 | 29 January 2026 |
| 30 April 2024 | £433,680 | £272,145 | 5 | 30 January 2025 |
| 30 April 2023 | £210,880 | £171,118 | 5 | 30 January 2024 |
| 30 April 2022 | £135,085 | £182,255 | 5 | 30 January 2023 |
| 30 April 2021 | £151,230 | £121,449 | 5 | 30 January 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
- Unit 47, Fountain Business Centre, Ellis Street, Coatbridge, North Lanarkshire
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.reachadvocacy.net
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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