01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC043640
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- More than one local authority area in Scotland
- Volunteers
- 1-50 volunteers
- Staff
- 0
- Postcode
- AB25 2ZH
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
Provide peer advice support to service user with eating disorders by trained volunteer facilitators through monthly support group meetings in a safe and confidential setting.
Charitable purposes
- the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage
Beneficiaries
- Older People
- People with disabilities or health problems
Activities
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
(a) To relieve and support sufferers from eating disorders, including Anorexia Nervosa, Bulimia Nervosa and other eating disorders (hereinafter referred to as 'eating disorders') without distinction of political, religious or other opinions. (b) To relieve and support physical and mental health of the families and other carers or those suffering from eating disorders. (c) To promote and advance education about eating disorders wherever possible. (d) To promote research into the causes, consequences and management of eating disorders.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2026 | £22 | £810 | 0 | 14 April 2026 |
| 31 March 2025 | £23 | £810 | 0 | 26 November 2025 |
| 31 March 2024 | £68 | £1,360 | 0 | 16 September 2024 |
| 31 March 2023 | £3,515 | £2,423 | 0 | 6 November 2023 |
| 31 March 2022 | £5,750 | £1,776 | 0 | 29 November 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
- South Lodge, Royal Cornhill Hospital, Cornhill Road, Aberdeen
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.needs-scotland.org
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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