# Angus Citizens Advice Bureau (SCIO)

## Details

- **Country:** Scotland
- **Charity number:** SC010051
- **Status:** Active
- **Legal form:** SCIO (Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation)
- **Registered:** Aug. 14, 1984
- **Register:** https://www.oscr.org.uk/about-charities/search-the-register/charity-details?number=SC010051


## Contact

- **Address:** 11 Millgate, Arbroath, Angus
- **Postcode:** DD11 1NN
- **Website:** www.anguscab.org.uk



## Activities

**Activities:** &#x27;It carries out activities or services itself&#x27;

**Purposes:** &#x27;the advancement of education&#x27;,&#x27;the advancement of health&#x27;,&#x27;the advancement of citizenship or community development&#x27;,&#x27;the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage&#x27;

**What the charity does:** To advance education through providing individuals with information and understanding of their legal rights and responsibilities. provide advice and assistance to those in need and advancement of community development through recruiting, training and developing citizens to become volunteers.

**Objectives:** 4.1 the advancement of education through (but not limited to) providing individuals with information, clarification and understanding of legislation and their legal rights and responsibilities.  4.2 the relief of those in need through (but not limited to) (i) assessing individuals’ entitlement to welfare benefits. (ii) providing assistance in claiming benefits. and (iii) assisting individuals to appeal against refusal of benefits. 4.3 the advancement of health through (but not limited to) providing a comprehensive advice service which seeks to address individuals’ problems and thereby alleviates the injury to health, stress and anxiety caused by unsolved problems. and 4.4 the advancement of community development through (but not limited to) recruiting, training and developing local citizens to be volunteers in and for the Bureau, who in turn assist members of the public within the Area of Benefit, and in doing so contribute to the development of the Area of Benefit.





## Areas of operation

- **Main operating location:** Angus
- **Geographical spread:** Wider, but within one local authority area






