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Independent Living Support

SC037633Registered charity from 24 November 2006
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Charity Information Operations Annual Submissions Income and Expenditure Charity Trustees
Charity Information:
Address 8 George Street Meuse
Dumfries
Postcode DG1 1HH
Website www.ils-dumfries.co.uk
Regulatory Type Standard
Link to Companies House https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/
Object:
2 The company’s objects are: a) The advancement of health by providing one-to-one support and intervention during a crises and challenges experienced by individuals in their mental health and wellbeing. b) The prevention of relief of poverty by ensuring that individuals can access activities to improve their life skills and circumstances. c) The advancement of education of individuals by supporting activities that improve skills attainment through personal development, planning, and signposting. d) The advancement of citizenship and community development through providing targeted mental health recovery and resilience support for the empowerment of communities and volunteering activities.
Operations:
What the charity is set up to do and how it does this:
Independent Living Supports' vision is to build a thriving, resilient and empowered community through a sense of belonging and purpose. Our unique holistic one-to one approach remains the foundation of our work with clients. Our approach is needs led, working with the client usually up to a year or longer, building healthier foundations to advance a person from crisis point to one where they can independently manage situations. The Charity consists of two services; youth (13-25 age group) and adults (25 plus age group). We have two offices – Dumfries and Stranraer. ILS accept self-referrals through our youth service and can assist with some self-directed support packages for young people too. Our adult service referrals come through two funded programmes – peer or our ‘My Great Start’ (Wheatley Foundation) if you are a new tenant. ILS can accept adult self-directed support clients who have been assessed by the social services team.
Charity Status: Active
Constitutional Form: Company (the charity is registered with Companies House)
Constitutional Form Date: 24 Nov 2006
Main Operating Location: Dumfries And Galloway
Number of Staff: 8
Number of Volunteers: 1-50
Purposes: "the prevention or relief of poverty", "the advancement of education", "the advancement of health", "the advancement of citizenship or community development"
Beneficiaries: "No specific group, or for the benefit of the community"
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 £430,419 £422,214 20 Dec 2022 Yes
31 Mar 2023 £219,058 £282,700 13 Dec 2023 Yes
31 Mar 2024 £177,056 £190,046 05 Dec 2024 Yes
31 Mar 2025 £212,549 £203,988 13 Nov 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
Graeme Galloway
Nigel Young
Mark Blount
Kathryn Gibbons
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