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Dumfriesshire & Stewartry Women's Aid

Country
Scotland
Charity number
SC017165
Status
Active
Registered
Nov. 15, 1993
Legal form
Company (the charity is registered with Companies House)

Address

Address
c/o Farries
Kirk & McVean
Dumfries Enterprise Park
Heathhall
Dumfries
DG1 3SJ

Activities

'It carries out activities or services itself'

'the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage'

The charity provides specialist services to women and children at risk from domestic violence and abuse. We provide a safe refuge with 24 hours security but we also provide a broader framework of support services including advocacy for our clients.

Objectives: 3. The Company's objects are:- A. (a) To encourage the provision of temporary refuge or refuges for women and their children (if any) where the women suffered abuse (mental, physical or sexual) in their home or within a relationship with a man. (b) To offer support, information and help to any women and their children (if any) who ask for such help whether or not they are refuge residents and also to offer support and advice to any women and children who have left a temporary refuge. (c) To promote equal opportunities for, and participation of women In society to enable them to determine their own futures. (d) To provide the opportunities for the educational and emotional needs of the children (if any) to be met, particularly those resident in refuges. (e) To encourage statutory authorities and other agencies to recognise their obligations, legal and otherwise, towards abused women and their children (if any) and to act accordingly towards the prevention of abuse and relief of suffering. (f) To promote education and to inform the community and their representatives including the media, the police, the judicial system, the social service and other authorities with respect to the abuse of women and its prevention. (g) To encourage research into the causes, prevention and relief of such suffering and abuse of women.

Areas of operation

Main operating location
Dumfries And Galloway
Geographical spread
Wider, but within one local authority area

Finances

Period end Income Expenditure Employees
March 31, 2025 £760,351 £807,489 12
March 31, 2024 £673,911 £756,793 12
March 31, 2023 £710,286 £638,756 12
March 31, 2022 £673,294 £611,617 10
March 31, 2021 £634,198 £589,374 10