APPENDIX 1 OSCR Period start date Month Year 2024 Period end date Month Year 03 2025 Da 01 Da 31 From To S(ottish Charity Regulator Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator Reference and administration details Charity name other names charity is known by Registered charity number Charity's principal address Bridgeton Citizens Advice SCIO Bridgeton Citizens Advice Bureau SC049586 30 Main Street Bridgeton Glasgow Postcode G40 1HA Names of the charity trustees on date of approval of Trustees, Annual Report Office (if any) Dates acted if not for whole year Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint tsustee lif any)_ Trustee name Chair Treasurer 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
APPENDIX 1 Reference and administration details Names of all other charity trustees during the period. if any. (for example, those who resigned parl way through the financial period) Name Dates acted rf not for whole year 114124 to 2319124 114124 to 3016124 Structure, governance and management Type of governing document SCIO Constitution The structure of the Bureau consists of:. the Members - who have the right to attend members, meetings (including any annual general meeting) and have important powers under the Constitution,. in particular, the Members appoint people to serve on the Committee and take decisions on changes to the Constitution itself- and the Committee- who hold regular meetings and generally control the activities of the Bureau- for example, the Committee is responsible for monitoring and controlling the financial posits'on of the Bureau. Trustee recruitment and appointment At each AGM the Members may elect any Member who is willing to act as such as a Trustee. A Trustee so appointed shall hold office only until the next following AGM. The Committee may co-opt any individual whom the Trustees reasonably consider appropriate as a Tnjstee provided that individual is willing to act as such. A co-opted Trustee shall vacate off ice at the end of the next AGM followng their appointment but shall be eligible for CO-OPtion for a further period expiring at the next following AGM. A Trustee who retires at an AGM may, if willing to act, be re-appointed. If he is not reappointed, he shall retain office until the AGM appoints someone in his place, or rf it does not do so, until the end of the AGM. If not re-appointed at such AGM, he shall vacate office at the conclusion thereof. 51 Nolthstanding the other provisions of this Constitution, the Committee shall at all times comprise a majority of Trustees who.. 51.1 are not remunerated for providing services to, or on behalf of, the Bureau; and 51.2 do not benefit from any remuneration for the provision of such services by a Connected Person. 52 No person may be appointed as a Trustee:. 52.1 unless he has attained the age of 18 years. 52.2 unless at the date of his appointment to such office he is a Member, declaring that a Trustee co-opted by the Committee under Clause 49 need not be a Member at the date of his appointment. 52.3 in circumstances such that, had he already been Trustee, he would have been disqualified from acting under the provisions of Clause 59. 53 The names of all persons elected or COpted as Trustees shall be noted in the Minutes of the relevant AGM or Committee meeting (as the case may be).
Objectives and activities Charitable purposes The Bureau is established ft)r charitable objecls and purposes only and, in particular, the Bureau is established for the purpose of benefiting the community in the Operating Area and elsewhere by: a. the advancement of education- by providing clients with infomation, clarification and understanding of legislation and their legal rights and responsibilities- b. the relief of poverty- by assessing clients, entitlement to welfare benefits and assisting clients in pursuing their proper entitlement and, by doing so. ensuring that they do not suffer unduly from poverty or lack of available financial support" c. the advancement of human rights- by ensuring that people do not suffer through ignorance of their human rights and through education attempting to obtain redress and ameliorate or eliminate injustice: d. the advancement of health- by providing a Comprehensive advice service which deals with all aspects of clients, problems and alleviates the stress and anxiety caused by unsolved problems- and e. the advancement of community development- by recruiting, training and developing local citizens to be volunteer advisers in the Bureau who in 4 tum assist members of the public in their community and in doing so contribute to the development of their community. Where the purposes and objectives of the Bureau are being promoted out-with the Operating Area, the Bureau may work with organisations with similar aims but shall at all times adhere to the agreed principles for the operation of a Cit12ens Advice Bureau as set out from time to time by the Scottish Associab'on of Citizens Advice Bureaux 8 The Bureau may do anything which is calculated to further its Principal Objects or as may be incidental or conducive to furthering its Principal Objects or any of them including, but not limited to, any of the following: a. providing dients wrth information. advice and practical assistance, as is requested by individuals who consult the Bureau. where available and appropriate,. b. obtaining, collecting and receiving money and funds by way of contributions, donations, legacies, grants and any other lawful method, and accepting and receiving gifts of property of any description (whether subject to any special conditions or trusts or not)., c. procuring to be written, printed, published, issued and circulated gratuitously or otherwise any reports or periodicals, books, pamphlets. leaflets, or any other documents., d. arranging and providing for or joining in arranging and providing for the holding of exhibitions, meeting, lectures and classes; e. promoting, encouraging or undertaking organised research and experimental work and disseminating the results of such research; f. affiliating to any institution having Charitable Purposes only and acquiring and undertaking all or any part of the assets, liabilities and engagements of any such institution which the Bureau may lawfully acquire. and g. entering into such leases of property on such tenns and conditions as may be approved by the Commrttee. Summary of the main activities in relation to these objects Bridgeton CAB SCIO has not carried out any acb'vities during the period owing originally to COVID pandemic and a delay in transferring assets and liabilities from the unincorporated Bridgeton Citizens Advice Bureau.
APPENDIX 1 Achievements and performance Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the financial period Bridgeton CAB SCIO has not carried any activities out during the period as the transfer from the Uninc0rated charity has nol taken place. The SCIO has had no income and no expenditure Financial review Brief statement of the charity's policy on reserves Bridgeton Citizens Advice Bureau SCIO has had no income or expenditure for the period noted Details of any deficit Bridgeton Citizens Advice Bureau SCIO has had no income or expenditure for the period noted. Donated facilities and services (if any) Bridgeton Citizens Advice Bureau SCIO has had no income or expenditure for the period noted.
APPENDIX 1 other optional information Bridgeton Citizens Advice Bureau SCIO has had no income or expenditure for the period noted. Bridgeton Citizens Advice Bureau SCIO has the office tenancy in its name as part of the ongoing transfer. It has a bank account, but no funds have been transferred to the Bridgeton CAB SCIO account during this period. The payroll for stsff has moved over in February 2025 to the Bridgeton Citizens Advice Bureau SCIO but the payment of salaries has still come from the main account for Bridgeton CAB and has been reported there. The final pension liability has caused some delay to our transition but has yet to be finalised. There are no accounts lo assess during this period. Declaration The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees, report above. Signed on behalf of the charity's trustees Signature(s) OSCR wlll accept dlgftal or typed 31gnatureJ Full name(s) Position (e.g. Chair) Chair Dale 23112125