Charity Details

Dumfries And Galloway Advocacy Service

SC036075Registered charity from 26 October 2004

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Charity Information:

Address Hestan House
Crichton Business Park
Bankend Road
Dumfries

Postcode DG1 4TA

Website www.dgadvocacy.co.uk

Regulatory Type Standard

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

Object:

The objects of the Company shall be to promote the welfare and relieve the distress, suffering and poverty of those affected by disability, disorder, illness or distress in Dumfries and Galloway in particular, but not exclusively, in any way that is charitable in law.

Operations:

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

Independent Advocacy is about empowering people involved in using or receiving services. We work within Dumfries and Galloway to express our clients' views, wishes, and feelings. We are as free from conflict of interest as possible and work separately from other services; the views of service providers do not influence our actions. Dumfries and Galloway Advocacy Service will help clients understand what might be happening in their lives and support them to take control of their circumstances by empowering them to help themselves. We will use listening skills to help clients think through their problems or find information that will help them make informed choices and decisions. Independent Advocates can also speak on a client’s behalf if they feel unable to do so, making sure others fully understand their thoughts, feelings and wishes, but also make sure the client understands what may be said to them or about them.

Charity Status: Active

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

Constitutional Form Date: 26 Oct 2004

Main Operating Location: Dumfries And Galloway

Number of Staff: 9

Number of Volunteers: 1-50

Purposes: "the advancement of education", "the advancement of health", "the advancement of citizenship or community development", "the promotion of religious or racial harmony", "the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage"

Beneficiaries: "Older People", "People with disabilities or health problems", "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 2022	£179,368	£213,536	18 Nov 2022	Yes
31 Mar 2023	£210,712	£252,968	08 Dec 2023	Yes
31 Mar 2024	£275,633	£251,365	03 Dec 2024	Yes
31 Mar 2025	£241,159	£260,984	03 Dec 2025	Yes	Published accounts can be found on the Companies House website
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
Audrey	Ritchie
Gary	Lockhart
Valerie	Campbell
Amy	Baird
Susan	Stevenson
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