Charity Details

Ceased date: 28 March 2017

Consumer Credit Counselling Service (Scotland) (subject to insolvency proceedings)

SC024413Registered charity from 14 February 1996

Charity Information:

The Name the Charity is Known By StepChange Debt Charity Scotland

Address Pricewaterhouse Coopers LLP
Atria One
144 Morrison Street
Edinburgh

Postcode EH3 8EX

Website http://www.stepchange.org

Parent Charity Name Foundation For Credit Counselling

Parent Charity Registration Number 1016630

Parent Charity Country of Registration Other

Regulatory Type Standard

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

Object:

The objects for which the Charity is established are:- the prevention or the relief of poverty amongst persons who are in debt (particularly in the United Kingdom) by:- the provision of advice to assist such persons to re-schedule and re-finance their borrowings; the provision of financial education to enable such persons to manage their finances more effectively the establishment and support of counselling services to which such persons may resort for advice on debt matters generally; the establishment of an insolvency practice to which such persons may resort as an alternative solution to debt problems; and the establishment or support of such other services or products for the public benefit to assist in the prevention or relief of poverty to advance education of the public in general (and particularly amongst persons in debt or at risk of falling into debt) on the subject of financial budgeting, financial products and financial services

Operations:

Charity Status: Removed

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

Constitutional Form Date: 14 Feb 1996

Main Operating Location: Glasgow City

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"

Charity Trustees:

First Name	Last Name
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First Name

Last Name

No charity trustee information available

From 09 March 2026, OSCR is required by law to publish the names of a charity’s trustees as part of its Scottish Charity Register entry. We are also required to publish each charity’s annual report and accounts as received from this date, which may include the names of certain individuals. The only exceptions to publication are where a charity or one of its charity trustees applies for this information to be excluded, and OSCR is satisfied that publishing it would jeopardise the safety or security of a person or premises.

If the charity trustee information on a Register entry appears blank, this may mean that an exemption applies or that the charity has not yet provided the required details to OSCR. Supplying this information will become mandatory as part of future annual submissions.

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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