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Patients' Advocacy Service

Country
Scotland
Charity number
SC041185
Status
Active
Reporting
Up to date Last filed Aug. 17, 2026. Filing history
Registered
Jan. 14, 2010
Legal form
Company (the charity is registered with Companies House)

Address

Address
State Hospital
Carstairs
ML11 8RP

Activities

'It carries out activities or services itself'

'the advancement of health','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'

The Patients' Advocacy Service aims to provide an independent, highly skilled, responsible and professionally run service within The State Hospital. Whilst observing the safety and security of the Hospital, the service works independently within it to promote patients as individuals, to support them and to enable them to be fully informed and involved in their care and treatment..

Beneficiaries: 'People with disabilities or health problems'

Objectives: To relieve the needs of people with mental health problems. and in particular: 1. To provide advocacy services to patients of The State Hospital, Carstairs and such other people with mental health problems as the directors may deem appropriate. 2. To promote the interests of people with mental health problems, and particularly those who are accessing advocacy support. and 3. To develop, and (where considered appropriate by the directors) implement, new ways of providing support to people with mental health problems.

Geography

Main operating location
South Lanarkshire
Geographical spread
A specific local point, community or neighbourhood

Finances

Period end Filed Income Expenditure Employees
March 31, 2026 Aug. 17, 2026On time £153,026 £161,767 5
March 31, 2025 June 13, 2025On time £151,827 £150,752 5
March 31, 2024 Oct. 4, 2024On time £151,440 £138,196 4
March 31, 2023 Oct. 19, 2023On time £120,378 £136,089 6
March 31, 2022 Oct. 25, 2022On time £147,014 £125,429 6
March 31, 2021 Oct. 25, 2022 £144,682 £149,247 6

Due dates are 9 months after the year end, OSCR's deadline, so they don't allow for any extension OSCR has granted.