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Grampian Women's Aid

Country
Scotland
Charity number
SC000033
Status
Active
Registered
June 13, 1978
Legal form
Company (the charity is registered with Companies House)

Address

Address
The Gatehouse
Quarry Road
Aberdeen
AB16 5UU

Contact

Activities

'It carries out activities or services itself'

'the advancement of human rights, conflict resolution or reconciliation','the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage'

Grampian Women's Aid is a charity set up by women to support women and children who have experienced domestic abuse. GWA currently employ 16 staff members in a variety of roles including support practitioners and their line managers to deliver direct 1:1 and group support to the service users of the organisation. Support includes. safety planning, practical support tasks, emotional support, therapeutic support through play and peer support. We raise awareness of dynamics of domestic abuse through workshop deliveries to private organisations, community groups, third sector, public and partner organisations.

Objectives: The objects for which the Company is established are:- a. To provide advice, support and refuge for women and their children who have suffered mental, physical or sexual harassment or abuse. b. To encourage these women to determine their own future and to help them achieve it, whether it involves returning home or starting a new life. c. To recognise and care for the emotional and educational needs of the children involved. d. To offer support, advice and help to any abused women who asks for it, whether or not she is resident and also to offer support and after-care to any women and children who have left the refuge. e. To encourage research into causes on ways of preventing or relieving the suffering caused by such harassment and to keep such statistics and basic records as will facilitate research to the long term benefit of all abused women. f. To educate and inform the public, the media, the police, the courts, the social services and other authorities, with respect to the abuse of women and enlist the support of professional workers to help women with all aspects of their problems.

Areas of operation

Main operating location
Aberdeen
Geographical spread
More than one local authority area in Scotland

Finances

Period end Income Expenditure Employees
March 31, 2025 £469,142 £645,884 18
March 31, 2024 £421,825 £517,250 -
March 31, 2023 £533,477 £525,630 -
March 31, 2022 £527,926 £459,771 -
March 31, 2021 £696,030 £545,425 -