01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC049839
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- UK and overseas
- Volunteers
- 0 volunteers
- Staff
- 0
- Postcode
- DG8 6SJ
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
The Peace Advocate Programme seeks to recognise and acknowledge the innate expertise of young people?, enable them to resolve conflict and embrace success?. This empowers them to become leaders of the 21st century in their schools and communities. The charity encourages a conflict resolution philosophy in the participants enabling young people and adults to become Peace Advocates. Through interactive learning opportunities schools and community groups work towards achieving the International Blue Peace Schools accredited Flag Award. In order to achieve the Blue Flag status the Peace Advocates engage in activities to learn the 3 skills of Peace and Conflict resolution, followed by planning and delivering projects that benefit their communities. Finally, facilitate the learning programme for a new cohort of Peace Advocates. This advances their citizenship by liaising and building local and global networks to promote a culture of peace.
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of education
- the advancement of health
- the advancement of citizenship or community development
- the advancement of human rights, conflict resolution or reconciliation
Beneficiaries
- No specific group, or for the benefit of the community
Activities
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
4 The Objects for which the company is established are: 1. The advancement of conflict resolution by encouraging a conflict resolution philosophy in young people in countries across the world and enabling young people and adults to become 'Peace Advocates'. 2. The advancement of education by training and accrediting facilitators to create and organize 'Peace and Conflict Resolution' groups in schools and communities and promoting equal status for life skills (such as conflict resolution skills) in the school curriculum. 3. The advancement of citizenship by liaising and building local and global networks to promote a culture of peace and enabling ?Peace and Conflict Resolution? groups to identify problems in their community that can be tackled using conflict resolution skills. 4. The advancement of health by promoting the knowledge and understanding of the impact of mental health on behaviour and offering skills to allow young people to take control of their mental health problems and empower them to improve their own health and that of others.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £2,392 | £2,286 | 0 | 11 September 2025 |
| 31 March 2024 | £1,649 | £258 | 0 | 18 July 2024 |
| 31 March 2023 | £4,667 | £1,200 | 0 | 5 November 2023 |
| 31 March 2022 | £3,644 | £1,973 | 0 | 4 November 2022 |
| 31 March 2021 | £2,182 | £1,357 | 0 | 29 November 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
- Ard Na Ghyll, Old Minnigaff, Newton Stewart
- Website supplied to OSCR
- https://www.peaceadvocateproject.co.uk
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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