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Association of Special Constabulary Officers

Also known as: Asco

Country
Scotland
Charity number
SC055560
Status
Active
Registered
July 30, 2026
Legal form
CIO (Charitable Incorporated Organisation, E&W)

Address

Address
The Enterprise Centre
University Drive
Norwich
NR4 7TJ

Contact

Website
asco.police.uk

Activities

'It carries out activities or services itself'

'the advancement of citizenship or community development','any other purpose that may reasonably be regarded as analogous to any of the preceding purposes'

Beneficiaries: 'Other defined groups'

Objectives: The objects of the CIO are 3.1 the promotion of the efficiency of the police by, but not limited to, providing and facilitating the giving of information, advice, and training to Special Constables. and 3.2 the advancement of citizenship and community development through the promotion of volunteering and public participation in the prevention and solution of crime for the benefit of the public in England, Scotland and Wales, the Isle of Man, Guernsey and any other British Overseas Territory or Crown dependency who may, from time to time, employ Special Constables ('Objects'). Nothing in this constitution shall authorise an application of the property of the CIO for the purposes which are not charitable in accordance with section 7 of the Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act 2005 and section 2 of the Charities Act (Northern Ireland) 2008.

Geography

Main operating location
Outwith Scotland
Geographical spread
Scotland and other parts of the UK