Charity Details

North West Aberdeenshire Citizens Advice Bureau

SC007159Registered charity from 13 October 1988

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Notes:

This SCIO was incorporated on 30 March 2012 as a result of a Change to SCIO application by SC007159 Turriff and District Citizens Advice Bureau, which was an unincorporated association registered as a charity since 13 October 1988. Change of Legal Name effective from 15-07-2020 - Former Name Turriff and District Citizens Advice Bureau SCIO to North West Aberdeenshire Citizens Advice Bureau.

Charity Information:

Address Masonic Building, Gladstone Terrace, Turriff, Aberdeenshire
Gladstone Terrace
Turriff

Postcode AB53 4AT

Website www.nwacab.org.uk

Parent Charity Name Scottish Association of Citizens Advice Bureaux

Parent Charity Registration Number SC016637

Parent Charity Country of Registration Scotland

Regulatory Type Standard

Object:

The organisation has been formed to benefit principally the area of North Aberdeenshire (the “Area of Benefit”) with the following purposes:1 4.1 the advancement of education; 4.2 the prevention or relief of poverty; 4.3 the relief of those in need; 4.4 the advancement of health; 4.5 the advancement of citizenship or community development; 4.6 the promotion of equality and diversity; and 4.7 the advancement of human rights, conflict resolution or reconciliation, particularly through (but not limited to) the following activities: 4.8 the provision of advice and assistance to individuals with a view to improve their understanding of their legal rights and responsibilities, facilitate access and use of the benefit system, and alleviate stress and other anxiety caused by unresolved issues; and 4.9 recruiting, training and developing local citizens who are engaged as volunteers in and for the Bureau, who in turn assist members of the public within the Area of Benefit, and in doing so contribute to the development of the Area of Benefit.

Operations:

What the charity is set up to do and how it does this:

We provide free, independent, impartial and confidential advice and information to ensure that people understand their rights and responsibilities and can express their needs effectively. We campaign and influence to tackle the root cause of the problems people face and work to strengthen their rights. We believe that everyone should be treated with respect and dignity and that no client, job applicant, worker or volunteer should receive less favourable treatment than another on grounds of age, disability, gender, race, religion and belief, or sexual orientation. We promote human rights and social justice and will not tolerate or practice unfair discrimination of any kind. We are committed to our obligations under the Equality Act 2010, and we extend these obligations to other aspects of equality such as socio-economic status, education, personality, social exclusion and communication style. We value diversity and promote dignity and inclusion to strengthen our network.

Charity Status: Active

Constitutional Form: SCIO (Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation)

Constitutional Form Date: 30 Mar 2012

Previous Constitutional Form: Unincorporated association

Previous Constitutional Form Date: 13 Oct 1988

Main Operating Location: Aberdeenshire

Number of Staff: 10

Number of Volunteers: 1-50

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", "the promotion of equality and diversity", "the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage"

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 Submissions:

Year End	Income	Expenditure	Annual Return Received	Accounts Received	Latest Annual Reports and Accounts
31 Mar 2021	£248,838	£227,536	15 Dec 2021	Yes
31 Mar 2022	£253,247	£213,308	09 Nov 2022	Yes
31 Mar 2023	£200,570	£185,232	19 Oct 2023	Yes
31 Mar 2024	£210,467	£216,662	11 Nov 2024	Yes
31 Mar 2025	£302,133	£251,061	24 Dec 2025	Yes	Visit Charity's Website
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 .

Income and Expenditure:

Charity Trustees:

First Name	Last Name
Rebecca	Ross
Liam	McCrave
John	Kelly
Peter-John	Coutts
Gordon	Maitland
Stanley	Cheyne
Jemima	Chillingworth
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