OSCR Scottish charity profile

East Dunbartonshire Befriending Service

ActiveCharity number SC051503
Registered14 January 2022
Main locationEast Dunbartonshire
Legal formSCIO (Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation)

01 Identity

Scottish charity record

Snapshot 25 August 2026
OSCR charity number
SC051503
Status
Active
Regulatory type
Standard
Designated religious body
No
Geographical spread
Wider, but within one local authority area
Volunteers
51-100 volunteers
Staff
6
Postcode
G66 1NL

02 Purpose and work

What the charity exists to do

To improve physical and mental health by reducing social isolation and loneliness through volunteer befrienders.

Charitable purposes

  • the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage

Beneficiaries

  • No specific group, or for the benefit of the community

Activities

  • It carries out activities or services itself

Constitutional objectives

4 The organisation’s purposes are: (i) Provision of relief from loneliness and isolation by means of a Befriending Service for adults over the age of 18 who are socially isolated by reason of age, ill health, disability, financial hardship, or another disadvantage and living independently in East Dunbartonshire. This service may be delivered in person or by phone to individuals or groups of service users. (ii) Advancement of social interaction and wellbeing in children aged 12 – 18 living in East Dunbartonshire, by means of a mainly activity based Befriending Service designed to increase their confidence when dealing with others and reduce social uncertainty. This service may be delivered in person or by phone to individuals or groups of service users.

03 Annual returns

Income and expenditure history

4 periods
Year endIncomeExpenditureStaffReturn received
31 March 2026£0£06Not supplied
31 March 2025£121,960£150,114611 September 2025
31 March 2024£149,647£143,764631 October 2024
31 March 2023£322,975£94,036629 November 2023

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
C/O EDVA, Unit 4 & 5, 18-20 Townhead, Kirkintilloch, 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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