Charity Details

Charity Details:

Scottish Women's Aid Limited

SC001099Registered charity from 23 August 1977

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Address 2nd Floor
132 Rose Street
Edinburgh

Postcode EH2 3JD

Website www.womensaid.scot

Regulatory Type Standard

Link to Companies House https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/

Object:

The company's objects are (a) To encourage the provision of temporary refuge for women and their children where the woman has been abused (mentally, physically and/or sexually) in her home or by a partner with whom she is or has been in a relationship or by a family member. Scottish Women's Aid provides a service for women whether or not they have children. (b) To offer support, information and help to women and their children who ask for such help whether or not they are refuge residents and also to offer support and information to any woman and children who have left a temporary refuge. (c) To provide equal opportunities for, and participation of, women in society to enable them to determine their own futures. (d) To provide opportunites to meet the educational and emotional needs of children particularly those resident in refuges, of women using the services of Scottish Women's Aid. (e) To encourage statutory authorities and other agencies to recognise their obligations, legal and otherwise, towards women, children and young people who have experienced domestic abuse and to act accordingly towards the prevention of abuse and to provide help and support to women, children and young people who have experienced domestic abuse. (f) To promote education and to inform the community and their representatives including the media, the police, the judicial system, the social services and other authorities with respect to the abuse of women and its prevention. (g) To encourage research into the causes, prevention and help required by women, children and young people experiencing domestic abuse. (h) To encourage such training both for the Company and others as will best meet the objects of Scottish Women's Aid (maximum text reached, further full information can be obtaned directly from the Charity)

Details of the charity's operations

Charity Status: Active

Last Updated: 31 Mar 2025

Constitutional Form: Company (the charity is registered with Companies House)

Constitutional Form Date: 23 Aug 1977

Geographical Spread: Operations cover all or most of Scotland

Main Operating Location: City of Edinburgh

Purposes: "the prevention or relief of poverty","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: "Children or young people","Older People","People with disabilities or health problems","People with a particular ethnic or racial origin","Other defined groups","No specific group, or for the benefit of the community","Other charities or voluntary bodies"

Types of activity undertaken: "It carries out activities or services itself"

Annual Information Submission History

Year End	Income	Expenditure	Annual Return Received	Accounts Received	Latest Accounts
31 Mar 2021	£4,370,333	£4,057,719	07 Dec 2021	Yes
31 Mar 2022	£2,992,602	£3,319,875	16 Dec 2022	Yes
31 Mar 2023	£2,220,532	£2,010,614	22 Dec 2023	Yes
31 Mar 2024	£2,905,205	£2,952,850	18 Dec 2024	Yes	Published accounts can be found on the Companies House website
31 Mar 2025			No	Annual Information due by 31 Dec 2025
*Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, OSCR allowed an additional 9 months grace period for charities that were overdue/late when their annual information due by date fell between 01 March 2020 and 31 March 2021. If an annual return has been received on time (within nine months of the Year End Date), the 'Annual Return Received' box is green . If an annual return is late, the box is red .

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