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Cumbernauld Poverty Action (SCIO)

SC051570Registered charity from 07 February 2022
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Charity Information Operations Annual Submissions Income and Expenditure Charity Trustees
Notes:
SC051570 - Cumbernauld Poverty Action (SCIO) was established to replace SC035818 - Cumbernauld Poverty Action
Charity Information:
Address The Muirfield Centre
1a South Muirhead Road
Cumbernauld
Postcode G67 1AX
Website www.cumbernauldpovertyaction.org.uk
Regulatory Type Standard
Object:
Purposes 4 The organisation?s purposes are: 4.1 The relief of poverty, distress and hardship as a result of unemployment, disability or other social or economic circumstances among the inhabitants of North Lanarkshire. 4.2 To provide advice, support, guidance and training to local people affected by poverty and/or disability. 4.3 To promote awareness of the issues affecting people living in poverty, and the initiatives available to help tackle poverty. 4.4 Recruit, train and support local volunteers to help them gain skills and confidence to enable them to seek employment.
Operations:
What the charity is set up to do and how it does this:
We provide advice, guidance and support to local people affected by poverty and/or disability. We carry out benefit checks to ensure people’s incomes are fully maximised and help them reduce their outgoings. We help to complete applications for Social Security benefits such as Universal Credit, Adult Disability Payment and Child Disability Payment. We provide immediate crisis support to people who are struggling financially and to people who are at risk of self disconnection with their fuel. We offer volunteering opportunities to enable people to learn new skills and many have moved on to paid employment. We raise awareness of the issues affecting people and also new initiatives available to combat these.
Charity Status: Active
Constitutional Form: SCIO (Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation)
Constitutional Form Date: 07 Feb 2022
Main Operating Location: North Lanarkshire
Number of Staff: 4
Number of Volunteers: 1-50
Purposes: "the prevention or relief of poverty", "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 carries out activities or services itself"
Annual Submissions:
Year End Income Expenditure Annual Return Received Accounts Received Latest Annual Reports and Accounts
31 Mar 2023 £118,270 £46,137 21 Dec 2023 Yes
31 Mar 2024 £102,192 £86,393 12 Nov 2024 Yes
31 Mar 2025 £94,341 £94,166 19 Nov 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
Gillian Fannan
William Lees
John King
Neil Lithgow
James Docherty
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