01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC052107
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- More than one local authority area in Scotland
- Volunteers
- 1-50 volunteers
- Staff
- 11
- Postcode
- G51 1DR
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
Dates-n-Mates is Scotland’s national friendship and dating charity run by and for adults with a learning disability, tackling social isolation and loneliness by connecting people in Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Aberdeen, Falkirk, Stirling and Clackmannanshire. Initially a project of C-Change Scotland, Dates-n-Mates was launched in Glasgow in 2008 and was fostered as a project until it became and independent charity in October 2022, and operationally independent in April 2023. Our work is underpinned by a Human Rights based approach using the PANEL principles of Participation, Accountability, Non-Discrimination and Equality, Empowerment and Legality to inform our practice. We are a member led organisation, have an inclusive board of Trustees and employ people with lived experience of a learning disability as experts.
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of human rights, conflict resolution or reconciliation
- the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage
Beneficiaries
- Children or young people
- People with disabilities or health problems
Activities
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
3 CHARITABLE PURPOSES and POWERS The Charitable Purposes of the Charity ('the Charitable Purposes') are to provide relief to those in need and advance the human rights and wellbeing of young adults (13+) and adults (18+) who have learning disabilities, by providing a wide range of dating, friendship opportunities and related skills development opportunities through membership, volunteering and employment, thereby. 3.1.1 reducing social isolation of those individuals and addressing social and emotional needs. and 3.1.2 advancing citizenship, including the rights and responsibilities of individual citizens including. i. combating of stereotypes and prejudices and promoting awareness of the capabilities of persons with disabilities. ii. preventing discrimination on the basis of disability relating to marriage, family and personal relations. iii. the right to be included in the community, to choose where and with whom to live. iv. to promote participation in cultural life, recreation, leisure and sport. and v. identifying and eliminating barriers and ensuring that persons with disabilities can access their environment, transportation, public facilities and services. through the development of opportunities for people with learning disabilities, enabling them to be more active in their communities by involving individuals in community activities, to include volunteering.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Total income | Donations | Charitable activities income | Trading income | Investment income | Other income | Total expenditure | Raising funds | Charitable activities spending | Other spending | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2026 | £281,854 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £256,165 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 11 | 23 October 2026 |
| 31 March 2025 | £363,460 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £411,929 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 11 | 1 October 2025 |
| 31 March 2024 | £465,686 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £398,594 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 11 | 16 September 2024 |
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
- Melisa House, Brand Place, Glasgow
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.datesnmates.org.uk
- Parent charity
- C-Change Scotland · SC035124
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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