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Bipolar Scotland

Country
Scotland
Charity number
SC021705
Status
Active
Registered
Dec. 8, 1992
Legal form
Company (the charity is registered with Companies House)

Address

Address
Studio 10
Anchor One
7 Thread Street
Paisley
PA1 1JR

Contact

Website
bipolarscotland.org.uk
Screenshot of the Bipolar Scotland website

Activities

'It carries out activities or services itself'

'the advancement of health','the advancement of human rights, conflict resolution or reconciliation'

The Charity’s purpose and principal activities are in achieving the vision of a good life for everyone who lives with bipolar, through three strategic priorities: To empower and support. to influence and campaign and to grow and improve. Some of the means by which these priorities and vision are worked towards include: promoting, developing and co-ordinating a network of community based and online bipolar support groups throughout Scotland. informing and educating on the nature of the condition and the role and value of the organisation itself. delivering self-management training courses where members learn to recognise their symptoms and effectively manage their lives, and by taking a human rights based approach to reducing diagnosis delay to prevent suicides and promote an equal right to life.

Beneficiaries: 'People with disabilities or health problems'

Objectives: To relieve the suffering and distress, and promote the welfare, of people with bipolar affective disorder by enabling them to deal effectively with the illness so that their conditions of life may be improved.

Geography

Main operating location
Renfrewshire
Geographical spread
Operations cover all or most of Scotland

Finances

Period end Income Expenditure Employees
March 31, 2025 £197,932 £410,075 13
March 31, 2024 £334,712 £436,631 10
March 31, 2023 £384,690 £419,558 14
March 31, 2022 £420,602 £290,783 7
March 31, 2021 £144,186 £199,832 7