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Intercultural Youth Scotland

SC049007Registered charity from 30 January 2019
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Charity Information Operations Annual Submissions Income and Expenditure Charity Trustees
Charity Information:
Address 48 Palmerston Place
Edinburgh
Edinburgh
Postcode EH12 5DE
Website www.interculturalyouthscotland.org
Regulatory Type Standard
Object:
4. The organisation’s purposes are: 4.1. To advance the citizenship of young people aged 12-25 through the provision of social action projects, campaigns and other activities to support young people in their rights, responsibilities and local communities. 4.2. To promote equality and diversity through the provision of awareness raising activities that focus on young people’s traditions and cultural heritage with a view to addressing inequality and seeking inclusivity in society. 4.3. To provide relief for those young people who are in need by reason of disadvantage through the provision of age appropriate activities that focus on social and personal development. 4.4. To advance the opportunities of young people who are in need by reason of disadvantage into meaningful career paths that meet their abilities and ambitions
Operations:
What the charity is set up to do and how it does this:
Intercultural Youth Scotland (IYS) delivers programs aimed at supporting ethnic minority young people and in particular Black young people and young people of colour (BPoC) from disadvantaged socio - economic communities. Our dedication to our young people, the communities of Scotland and to making tangible and lasting change continues to be a driving force for all our work. We work to achieve our mission through a robust series of services aimed at supporting the diverse and often times intersectional needs of young people of colour in Scotland. Our work is led by staff and board that is as diverse as the young people we serve. When IYS was founded, it was led largely by the young people for young people. As the organisation has grown, IYS has been working to become a more professionalised place, still putting young people at the forefront but with the aim of creating a structure that ensures the organisation’s long-term stability.
Charity Status: Active
Constitutional Form: SCIO (Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation)
Constitutional Form Date: 30 Jan 2019
Main Operating Location: Midlothian
Number of Staff: 23
Number of Volunteers: 1-50
Purposes: "the advancement of citizenship or community development", "the promotion of equality and diversity", "the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage"
Beneficiaries: "Children or young people", "Other defined groups", "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 Jan 2021 £328,950 £176,250 21 Aug 2021 Yes
31 Mar 2022 £869,012 £730,298 05 Dec 2022 Yes
31 Mar 2023 £932,090 £985,297 31 Dec 2023 Yes
31 Mar 2024 £1,073,441 £942,689 20 Dec 2024 Yes
31 Mar 2025 £672,613 £678,321 29 Dec 2025 Yes Visit Charity's Website
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
Adam Finkel-Gates
Aisha Abbas
Omer Hamid
Odunayo Ogunsanwo
Jamie Wells
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