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SafeDeposits Scotland Charitable Trust

SC043533Registered charity from 01 November 2012
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Charity Information:
Address SafeDeposits Scotland
First Floor
221 West George Street
Glasgow
Postcode G2 2ND
Website www.safedepositsscotlandtrust.com
Regulatory Type Standard
Object:
The SCIO’s purposes are: 4.1 The relief of those in need by supporting other charities or organisations in overcoming barriers for individuals to access and sustain good quality, decent, safe, compliant and energy efficient housing in the private rented sector.; 4.2 The relief of those in need through promoting, undertaking and supporting research into factors that contribute to hardship and disadvantage in the private rented sector and the most appropriate ways to mitigate these and to publish the useful results. For the purpose of the above objects the relief of those in need means those who are in need as a result of one or more of the following factors: unemployment; financial hardship; youth or old age; ill health (physical or mental); substance abuse or dependency including alcohol and drugs; discrimination on the grounds of sex, race, disability, ethnic origin, religion, belief, creed or sexual orientation or being transgender; poor educational or skills attainment; people who are homeless or potentially at risk of homelessness; crime – either as a victim of crime or as an offender rehabilitating into society; 4.3 To advance education about housing rights and obligations in general, and in particular about (a) Best practice in the management of private rented housing, (b) Legal rights and obligations which are of particular relevance to those who are involved in the provision or management of private rented housing or who hold tenancies within the private rented housing sector and (c) Use of alternative dispute resolution processes for the more efficient and effective resolution of disputes between landlords and tenants (d) To advance conflict resolution through promoting the use of alternative dispute resolution processes for the more efficient resolution of disputes between landlords and tenants within the private rented housing sector.
Operations:
What the charity is set up to do and how it does this:
The SafeDeposits Scotland Charitable Trust was set up to reinvest surpluses generated by not-for-profit tenancy deposit protection scheme SafeDeposits Scotland in Scotland's private rented sector, for the benefit of those living and working there and in particular to promote education, training and best practice within the sector. The Trust does this by awarding grants to organisations who will deliver projects that meet its key aims.
Charity Status: Active
Constitutional Form: SCIO (Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation)
Constitutional Form Date: 01 Nov 2012
Main Operating Location: Glasgow City
Number of Staff: 0
Number of Volunteers: 0
Purposes: "the prevention or relief of poverty", "the advancement of education", "the advancement of human rights, conflict resolution or reconciliation", "the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage"
Beneficiaries: "No specific group, or for the benefit of the community"
Types Of Activity Undertaken: "It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations", "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 £100,000 £167,748 18 May 2021 Yes
31 Mar 2022 £100,000 £189,998 13 May 2022 Yes
31 Mar 2023 £200,000 £102,560 16 Jun 2023 Yes
31 Mar 2024 £750,000 £169,521 18 Sept 2024 Yes
31 Mar 2025 £300,036 £156,157 12 Jun 2025 Yes Download
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
Claire Mullen
Neil McInnes
Penelope Coburn
Carol Bradburn
Alexander Mudie
Richard Burnett
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