Charity Details

YWCA Scotland

SC034132Registered charity from 21 March 2003

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Charity Information:

The Name the Charity is Known By The Young Women’s Movement

Address C/O The Young Women's Movement
The Melting Pot
15 Calton Road
Edinburgh

Postcode EH8 8DL

Website https://www.youngwomenscot.org/

Parent Charity Country of Registration Scotland

Regulatory Type Standard

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

Object:

The objects for which the company is established are to advance education among women, especially those under 30, in issues related to them so far as charitable in law, to relieve their needs resulting from poverty and to promote any other charitable purpose for the benefit of women. The company shall seek to pursue such objects by any appropriate means including but without limitation: 5.1 promoting the personal and social development of women and young people; 5.2 promoting participation, leadership and active citizenship in society by women and young people; 5.3 developing and participating in youth, community or education projects which further the objects of the company; 5.4 identifying and responding to women and young people in marginalised groups and communities through the quality provision of resources, services and facilities; 5.5 raising public awareness and support for the needs and views of women and young people, which are relevant to the objects of the company; 5.6 providing training, lifelong learning, personal development and volunteering opportunities; 5.7 providing opportunities to explore feminism in an intersectional context with women and young people of all faiths and none; 5.8 contributing to policy development to promote and secure the social inclusion of women; 5.9 working in partnership with local, national and international organisations to further the objects of the company; and 5.10 doing anything else which is lawful and furthers the objects of the company.

Operations:

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

The Young Women’s Movement (YWM) is Scotland’s national organisation for young women’s leadership and rights. We work with young women and girls aged 12-30 to build a movement embedded in safe spaces and wellbeing where young women can come together and access resources, networks and platforms to collectively challenge inequality, lead social change and reimagine our world. We are working toward a Scotland where young women and girls are meaningfully heard, valued and supported to lead collective action and enact transformational change throughout society, systems and structures and we do this through our wide range of programmes, research, policy and campaigns. Young women are at the heart of everything we do. We are informed, shaped and led by and for young women.

Charity Status: Active

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

Constitutional Form Date: 21 Mar 2003

Main Operating Location: City of Edinburgh

Number of Staff: 13

Number of Volunteers: 1-50

Purposes: "the prevention or relief of poverty", "the advancement of education", "the advancement of citizenship or community development", "the provision of recreational facilities, or the organisation of recreational activities, with the object of improving the conditions of life for the persons for whom the facilities or activities are primarily intended", "the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage", "any other purpose that may reasonably be regarded as analogous to any of the preceding purposes"

Beneficiaries: "Children or young people", "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 2021	£327,339	£286,062	20 Dec 2021	Yes
31 Mar 2022	£571,735	£423,269	31 Jan 2023	Yes
31 Mar 2023	£601,436	£552,460	12 Dec 2023	Yes
31 Mar 2024	£625,758	£574,852	14 Nov 2024	Yes
31 Mar 2025	£651,899	£652,774	19 Nov 2025	Yes	Published accounts can be found on the Companies House 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
Amanda	Amaeshi
Lauryn	Mwale
Pauline	Lunn
Kate	Tobin
Clare	Bennett
Carly	Elliott-Scott
Elizabeth	Connaughton
Christina	Sinclair
Áine	Beattie
Amanjit	Uppal
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