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The Speech Language Communication Company

SC046297Registered charity from 28 January 2016
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Information about this charity:
Charity Information Operations Annual Submissions Income and Expenditure Charity Trustees
Charity Information:
The Name the Charity is Known By S-L-Co
Address 42-44 Castle Street
Dundee
Postcode DD1 3AQ
Website www.s-l-co.uk
Regulatory Type Standard
Object:
4 The organisation's purposes are to support the development of speech and language and promote social inclusion for the public benefit of children, young people and adults with speech, language and communication needs; with a focus on impaired speech and language; to relieve their needs and enable them to reach their potential; and to assist them to integrate fully within society.
Operations:
What the charity is set up to do and how it does this:
We are a Scotland-wide parent led charity set up to help children and young people who face challenges and encounter barriers of exclusion due to speech, language and communication difficulties; supporting parents and carers by providing information, guidance and support as well as promoting inclusion, and enhancing the language and communication skills alongside the well-being of children and young people through 1:1 therapeutic support and group activity using a whole family approach. Our support is quality assured using evidence based programmes delivered by a well trained staff team, along with local support from dedicated bank of volunteers. Our main areas of operation are in Dundee and Tayside, Edinburgh and Fife. We run a national Helpline which helps hundreds of families benefit from assistance, offering remote digital 1:1/online group support for families who struggle to find specialist help in their geographic area.
Charity Status: Active
Constitutional Form: SCIO (Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation)
Constitutional Form Date: 28 Jan 2016
Main Operating Location: Dundee City
Number of Staff: 11
Number of Volunteers: 1-50
Purposes: "the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage"
Beneficiaries: "Children or young people", "People with disabilities or health problems"
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 £224,383 £217,549 05 Dec 2024 Yes
31 Mar 2023 £246,916 £240,330 09 Dec 2024 Yes
31 Mar 2024 £228,287 £206,852 28 Dec 2024 Yes
31 Mar 2025 £198,394 £215,489 23 Dec 2025 Yes Visit Charity's 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
ELIZABETH HAMILTON
FAROOQ AHMED
VICKY OVENSTONE
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