--- title: "Mental Health Advocacy Project (West Lothian) SCIO — charity SC011560 | CharityCompare" description: "Mental Health Advocacy Project (West Lothian) SCIO (charity SC011560): income £269k (2026). Registration, activities, accounts and official sources." source: https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/mental-health-advocacy-project-west-lothian-scio retrieved: 2026-10-07T15:22:10.100Z date_note: "Retrieval time is not the filing, register-extract or editorial-review date; cite those dates from the content." license: "Charity data © Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0" --- Registered charity · No. SC011560SCIO (Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation) MH # Mental Health Advocacy Project (West Lothian) SCIO Independent profile · Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator (OSCR) data Mental Health Advocacy Project (West Lothian) SCIO is a registered charity in Scotland. Its register classifications include the advancement of education, 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. Register extract 2026-10-04 · Not yet rated [Visit charity website](http://www.mhapwl.org/) [Check official registration](https://www.oscr.org.uk/about-charities/search-the-register/charity-details?number=SC011560) Work at Mental Health Advocacy Project (West Lothian) SCIO? [Claim this profile free](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/claim?charity=mental-health-advocacy-project-west-lothian-scio&type=claim&name=Mental%20Health%20Advocacy%20Project%20(West%20Lothian)%20SCIO) to add your own description, logo and links. At a glance · official register ## What are the key facts about Mental Health Advocacy Project (West Lothian) SCIO? Reported income · year ending 2026-03-31 £269,443 Reported spending · year ending 2026-03-31 £259,883 Registered charity number SC011560 Status in source extract Registered Charity type SCIO (Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation) Register contact address detail (not service area) West Lothian Website [www.mhapwl.org](http://www.mhapwl.org/) Quick answer Mental Health Advocacy Project (West Lothian) SCIO (number SC011560) is listed as registered in the OSCR snapshot used here. Check the live register for its current position. Registration does not authenticate a particular fundraising appeal or establish the impact of a donation. ## What does Mental Health Advocacy Project (West Lothian) SCIO do? To provide advocacy services to adults with mental health and/or addiction issues. ensuring their voices are heard, providing face-to-face advocacy services throughout West Lothian to enable people to have influence over decisions affecting their life, meet their needs and protect their rights and interests. To be an independent service that speaks up for individuals and assists those with mental health and/or addiction problems to have a stronger voice with as much control as possible over their own lives. Provision of one-to-one advocacy: supporting individuals to represent their own views… Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04. From the annual return ## Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for Mental Health Advocacy Project (West Lothian) SCIO Answers Mental Health Advocacy Project (West Lothian) SCIO gave in its annual return to the OSCR for the year ending 31 March 2026, plus its register entry. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”. ### Registration details Registered as a charity 1 January 1902 Where it says it operates West Lothian ## What causes is Mental Health Advocacy Project (West Lothian) SCIO registered for? the advancement of educationthe advancement of human rights, conflict resolution or reconciliationthe relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage ## Why is there no Clarity Score for Mental Health Advocacy Project (West Lothian) SCIO yet? Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score Mental Health Advocacy Project (West Lothian) SCIO. An unrated profile is a gap in our assessment, not a negative judgement about the charity. The register facts and available annual-return disclosures above remain useful. Payment never influences a rating. 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Check that number on the OSCR register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate. How do I check charity number SC011560? Search SC011560 on the Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator (OSCR) register or on CharityCompare. Confirm the registered name matches the organisation asking for money — scammers sometimes reuse real charity numbers. What does Mental Health Advocacy Project (West Lothian) SCIO do? To provide advocacy services to adults with mental health and/or addiction issues. ensuring their voices are heard, providing face-to-face advocacy services throughout West Lothian to enable people to have influence over decisions affecting their life, meet their needs and protect their rights and interests. To be an independent service that speaks up for individuals and assists those with mental health and/or addiction problems to have a stronger voice with as much control as possible over their own lives. Provision of one-to-one advocacy: supporting individuals to represent their own views… Does Mental Health Advocacy Project (West Lothian) SCIO have reviews and complaints? CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for Mental Health Advocacy Project (West Lothian) SCIO. This basic profile confirms registration and register facts. Rated charities also show a filing-based Clarity Score. For formal complaints, contact the Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator (OSCR) or the Fundraising Regulator as appropriate. How can I donate to Mental Health Advocacy Project (West Lothian) SCIO? Mental Health Advocacy Project (West Lothian) SCIO's website listed in our register data is http://www.mhapwl.org. Verify it against the current register before donating. CharityCompare does not process donations or take a commission; the charity's payment provider may charge fees. When was Mental Health Advocacy Project (West Lothian) SCIO registered as a charity? Mental Health Advocacy Project (West Lothian) SCIO was entered on the register on 1 January 1902. Source: Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator (OSCR) register extract dated 2026-10-04, used under the [Open Government Licence v3.0](https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/). Always verify current details on the [official register entry](https://www.oscr.org.uk/about-charities/search-the-register/charity-details?number=SC011560).