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The Society of Chief Officers of Trading Standards in Scotland

SC047951Registered charity from 24 November 2017
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Charity Information:
Address 1 Primrose Bank
Dundee
Dundee
Angus
Postcode DD4 7UD
Website www.scotss.org
Regulatory Type Standard
Object:
1 The organisations purposes are: 1.1 To advance education, and in particular to seek to increase the understanding and expertise of local authority trading standards officers in Scotland; 1.2 To address issues of public safety, public health, and animal welfare, the exploitation of people who are vulnerable or otherwise disadvantaged, and other social ills arising from business activities which contravene statutory trading standards, by increasing the effectiveness of trading standards enforcement across Scotland;
Operations:
What the charity is set up to do and how it does this:
The Society of Chief Officers of Trading Standards in Scotland (SCOTSS), is a representative membership organisation, our members are professional trading standards managers representing every Scottish local authority trading standards service. The Society liaises with local council colleagues across the UK, and engages with government and others around the operation of the consumer protection landscape, providing leadership and consistency to Scotland's 31 trading standards teams. We aim to educate, coordinate, and support.
Charity Status: Active
Constitutional Form: SCIO (Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation)
Constitutional Form Date: 24 Nov 2017
Main Operating Location: City of Edinburgh
Number of Staff: 1
Number of Volunteers: 0
Purposes: "the advancement of education"
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
30 Nov 2021 £454,868 £205,264 27 Jul 2022 Yes
30 Nov 2022 £666,816 £651,666 31 Jul 2023 Yes
30 Nov 2023 £236,202 £261,037 15 Jul 2024 Yes
30 Nov 2024 £270,874 £277,416 14 Jul 2025 Yes Download
30 Nov 2025 No No
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
No charity trustee information available
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