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Action for Change (Scotland) Ltd, SC039566
Registered charity from 09 May 2008
Documents being processed

This charity failed to provide information on its finances within 9 months of its Financial year end date. The charity submitted documents after their due date and they are currently being processed by OSCR.

Charity Details
The name the charity is known by.The Name the Charity is Known ByAction For Change
This shows the latest contact address that OSCR has been given for the charity.AddressIvybank House
19 Kirkbrae
Kincardine on Forth
Clackmannanshire
This is the latest postcode that the charity has supplied.PostcodeFK10 4PX
This shows whether the address supplied by the charity is their principal office or the address of one of the charity's trustees. Where the charity tells us that the address is a charity trustee's address, we must publish the name.Is the supplied address a principal office or a trustee address?Trustee - Charity Trustee
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 is the link to the lead regulatory body for this organisation.Link to Companies Househttps://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/
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:
To advance the education of the public in subjects relating to sustainable development and the protection, enhancement and rehabilitation of the environment and to promote study and research in such subjects provided that the useful results of such study are disseminated to the public at large. Sustainable development means "development which meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs". To advance citizenship or community development (including rural or urban regeneration and the promotion of civic responsibility, volunteering, the voluntary sector or the effectiveness or efficiency of charities). To advance environmental protection or improvement. The advancement of environmental protection or improvement includes preservation, and conservation of the natural environment and the promotion of sustainable development. It includes the conservation of a particular animal, bird, or wildlife in general; a specific plant species or habitat or area of land or water, including areas of natural beauty and scientific interest.
Details of the charity's operations
Current status of the charity.Charity Status: Not Submitted
When the charity last submitted a change in information.Last Updated: 29 Aug 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: Company (the charity is registered with Companies House)
Constitutional Form Date: 09 May 2008
This best describes how local or widespread the work of the charity is.Geographical Spread: Operations cover all or most of Scotland
This local authority area in which the charity is currently operating.Main Operating Location: Clackmannanshire
The Charity and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act sets out 15 charitable purposes and one analogous purpose.Purposes: "the advancement of education","the advancement of citizenship or community development","the advancement of environmental protection or improvement"
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: "No specific group, or for the benefit of the community"
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"
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
30 Jun 2017 £9,250 £7,820 03 Apr 2018 Yes
30 Jun 2018 £4,530 £4,412 03 Apr 2019 Yes
30 Jun 2019 £12 £54 18 Mar 2020 Yes
30 Jun 2020 £0 £0 29 Aug 2023 Yes Published accounts can be found on the Companies House website
30 Jun 2021 29 Aug 2023 No
*Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, OSCR allowed an additional 9 months grace period for charities that were overdue/late when their annual information due by date fell between 01 March 2020 and 31 March 2021.

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