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EARS Independent Advocacy Service(SCIO), SC031518
Registered charity from 12 April 2001
There is important information in the notes section for this Charity
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This shows the latest contact address that OSCR has been given for the charity.AddressUnit 14 Grampian Court
Beveridge Square
Livingston
This is the latest postcode that the charity has supplied.PostcodeEH54 6QF
Shown where the charity has supplied us with a link to its website.WebsiteNo Link Provided
Charities are shown as Standard charities, Registered Social Landlords, or Cross-Border charities. These last two will link through to other Regulators’ websites, where you may be able to view the charity’s accounts.Regulatory Type Standard
This personalised charity registration logo can be downloaded free of charge and used on the charity’s website, email signatures and publications.OSCR Registration Logo
These are taken directly from the charity's constitution. A charity's objects describe what the charity has been legally set up to achieve. They do not necessarily describe all of the activities the charity carries out in order to achieve these objects. Object:
The objects and purposes of the organisation, established for charitable purposes only. The over-riding purpose of the charity is to enable and undertake; the advancement of health, human rights and education, the promotion of equality and diversity and the relief of need due to old age, ill-health, disability or other disadvantage (as set out in the Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act 2005 and in particular under sections b, d, j, I, and n). By: 4.1 the relieve of the needs of vulnerable people (those benefitting from the SCIO) in Scotland (the area of benefit) - being the support and representation of independent advocacy provision by- 4.1.i. providing opportunities and forums for them to have their wishes, choices and needs, expressed, listened to and acted upon; 4.1. ii. providing them with impartial and independent information and support to assist them through the systems and processes of government and non-governmental agencies and providers of goods and services, which may otherwise discriminate against them; 4.2 to promote independent advocacy and advance the education and knowledge of people who would benefit from using, or referring people to, independent advocacy
Details of the charity's operations
Current status of the charity.Charity Status: Active
When the charity last submitted a change in information.Last Updated: 30 Sep 2023
Whether the charity is a Trust, Company, Unincorporated Association, SCIO, Educational Endowment, Industrial & Provident Society or Statutory Corporation, the date it became that form, and any previous forms it may have had.Constitutional Form: SCIO (Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation)
Constitutional Form Date: 08 May 2019
Previous Constitutional Form 1: Company (the charity is registered with Companies House)
Previous Constitutional Form 1 Date: 12 Apr 2001
This best describes how local or widespread the work of the charity is.Geographical Spread: More than one local authority area in Scotland
This local authority area in which the charity is currently operating.Main Operating Location: City of Edinburgh
The Charity and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act sets out 15 charitable purposes and one analogous purpose.Purposes: "the advancement of education","the advancement of health","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"
This lists which beneficiary groups the charity has identified as being the main focus of activities: children / young people, older people, people with disabilities or health problems, people of a particular ethnic or racial origin, other defined groups, no specific group or for the benefit of the community, other charities / voluntary bodies.Beneficiaries: "Children or young people","Older People","People with disabilities or health problems"
This sets out the types of activity undertaken by the charity from the following: it makes grants, donations, loans, gifts or pensions to individuals, it makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations, it carries out activities or services itself, it does none of these.Types of activity undertaken: "It carries out activities or services itself"
Notes: This SCIO was incorporated on 08/05/2019 as a result of the conversion of a charitable company (Company number: SC218085], company name: Edinburgh Advocacy & Representation Service
Annual Information Submission History
The end of the financial year for which accounts and information has been requested. Year End The gross income for the period. Income Expenditure Annual Return Received The date the return was validated by OSCR. Accounts Received The accounts available to view have had personal data such as signatures and addresses redacted (blacked out) to comply with the requirements of the Data Protection Act 1998. The charity’s accounts are the responsibility of the charity trustees and any queries regarding the content of the accounts should be directed to the charity in the first instance. OSCR accepts no liability for the accuracy of the charity’s accounts nor any decision based upon them. Latest Accounts
31 Mar 2019 £283,349 £308,626 23 Oct 2019 Yes
31 Mar 2020 £283,095 £244,041 26 Jan 2021 Yes
31 Mar 2021 £308,128 £254,378 30 Dec 2021 Yes
31 Mar 2022 £299,802 £298,594 03 Oct 2022 Yes 2022-11-09 Acc re SC031518_Redacted
31 Mar 2023 No Annual Information due by 31 Dec 2023
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