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Next Chapter Scotland SCIO

SC052899Registered charity from 20 October 2023
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Charity Information Operations Annual Submissions Income and Expenditure Charity Trustees
Charity Information:
The Name the Charity is Known By Next Chapter Scotland
Website www.nextchapterscotland.org.uk
Regulatory Type Standard
Object:
4 The organisation is established for charitable purposes only, and in particular, the objects are: 4.1 The relief of those in need, by reason of their involvement with the criminal justice system, with the aim of assisting individuals to overcome the disadvantage they face; through: 4.1.1 The provision of clear and accessible information, support and signposting 4.1.2 The provision of opportunities to foster hope and to amplify people’s voices 4.1.3 The provision of support to help people to defend their rights 4.1.4 Partnership working to breathe life into the ideas that people have to improve the wider criminal justice system
Operations:
What the charity is set up to do and how it does this:
Next Chapter Scotland exists to help anyone navigate the consequences for them or their family members of having a criminal record or of being under investigation for a crime. We offer honest, non-judgemental help to anyone who – or whose family member - is involved in the criminal justice system. We help people understand the personal, financial, emotional and social consequences for them or their loved ones and address the stigma and discrimination they can face as a result. We do this because we have a vision of a future society in which everyone is treated equally for who they are in the present and no one’s future is defined by their past.
Charity Status: Active
Constitutional Form: SCIO (Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation)
Constitutional Form Date: 20 Oct 2023
Main Operating Location: Dumfries And Galloway
Number of Staff: 5
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: "Other defined groups"
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 Oct 2024 £72,167 £16,965 13 Dec 2024 Yes
31 Oct 2025 £87,498 £89,915 09 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
No charity trustee information available
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From 30 June 2025, OSCR began collecting charity trustee information through OSCR Online. Providing this information is a legal requirement for all charities. The names of trustees will be published on the Scottish Charity Register from early 2026 to promote transparency and strengthen public trust in the sector.

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