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Autonomous Centre Of Edinburgh

SC023946Registered charity from 08 August 1995
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Information about this charity:
Charity Information Operations Annual Submissions Income and Expenditure Charity Trustees
Charity Information:
Address 33 Tower St
Leith
Edinburgh
Postcode EH6 7BN
Website No Link Provided
Regulatory Type Standard
Object:
The objects of the Group are to relieve the poverty, suffering and distress, to further the health and to advance the education of unemployed persons and or other residents of the Edinburgh area who are in conditions of need, hardship or distress
Operations:
What the charity is set up to do and how it does this:
Our aim is to combat poverty and improve the lives of unemployed people, disabled people, benefits claimants and low paid/ precarious workers in Edinburgh and area. To do this we encourage mutual aid, collective self-education and empowerment. Our activities include weekly welfare rights sessions, and outreach stalls outside jobcentres to inform claimants of their rights and publicise the welfare rights support sessions. We enable public access to ACE's Autonomous Library by regular monthly open days on the first Saturday of the month, held in the meeting room of a local Housing Coop, enabling members of the public to browse the wide range of books and reading material, and also borrow books. Regular discussions are held at the library open days. Meanwhile ACE is involved in ongoing co-operation with other not-for-profit organisations in the longer-term project of securing new larger premises.
Charity Status: Active
Constitutional Form: Unincorporated association
Constitutional Form Date: 08 Aug 1995
Main Operating Location: City of Edinburgh
Number of Staff: 0
Number of Volunteers: 1-50
Purposes: "the prevention or relief of poverty", "the advancement of education"
Beneficiaries: "Other defined groups"
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 2022 £11,719 £7,559 10 Dec 2022 Yes
31 Mar 2023 £8,960 £7,479 20 Dec 2023 Yes
31 Mar 2024 £4,649 £3,016 21 Dec 2024 Yes
31 Mar 2025 £5,314 £3,551 20 Dec 2025 Yes Not published by OSCR
31 Mar 2026 No Annual Information due by 31 Dec 2026
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
Michael Vallance
Jimmy Mehtala
Gordon Donald
Angela Hindhaugh
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From 30 June 2025, OSCR began collecting charity trustee information through OSCR Online. Providing this information is a legal requirement for all charities. The names of trustees will be published on the Scottish Charity Register from early 2026 to promote transparency and strengthen public trust in the sector.

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