01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC050084
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- One or a few bases or facilities serving people who come from a broad area
- Volunteers
- 1-50 volunteers
- Staff
- 7
- Postcode
- G209TP
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
SISCO was established to support people trapped in the cycle of addiction and imprisonment by creating safe, recovery focused spaces inside Scottish prisons. Its model was designed to offer multiple pathways to recovery and address trauma, complex needs, and emotional wellbeing before release. Now a registered Scottish charity, its purposes include relieving those affected by prison and addiction, advancing health and education, reducing poverty, and supporting reintegration into the community OSCR. SISCO operates through peer led recovery cafés, trauma responsive support, lived experience mentoring, and ongoing community support after release, helping people stabilise, rebuild, and reconnect.
Charitable purposes
- the prevention or relief of poverty
- the advancement of education
- the advancement of health
- the advancement of citizenship or community development
- 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
The organisation’s purposes are: The relief of those in need by reason of having experience of prison and addiction. This will be achieved by activities such as engaging with prisoners within the prison setting, and promoting greater awareness of recovery in prison establishments. The advancement of health. This will be achieved with activities such as promoting and supporting recovery from addiction, improving physical health and mental well-being, and engaging with other organisations with similar aims. The advancement of education. This will be achieved with activities such as employing educational approaches in prison settings and promoting ongoing learning on an individual’s return to the community. The prevention or relief of poverty. This will be achieved by activities such as supporting reintegration back into the community, including supporting contact with housing and benefit agencies, and continuing to support those who have been released from prison. The advancement of citizenship and community development. This will be achieved by activities such encouraging involvement and participation in the planning and decision-making of activities, and facilitating recovery events both in and out of prison
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £154,339 | £148,243 | 7 | 31 December 2025 |
| 31 March 2024 | £157,761 | £107,552 | 7 | 19 December 2024 |
| 31 March 2023 | £99,030 | £104,729 | 7 | 30 December 2023 |
| 31 March 2022 | £88,839 | £81,247 | 7 | 31 December 2022 |
| 31 March 2021 | £56,371 | £34,814 | 7 | 15 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
- 19-21 leyden gardens , Maryhill, Glasgow
- Website supplied to OSCR
- sisco.org.uk
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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