01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC000363
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- Scotland and other parts of the UK
- Volunteers
- 1-50 volunteers
- Staff
- 0
- Postcode
- G64 1PR
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
The Society was established by Deed of Trust in 1910. The principle objects of the Society are to provide relief to those in necessitous circumstances who live in the East End of Glasgow and in particular former employees of Messrs. R & J Dick Limited and their dependents. Relief is provided by means of financial assistance paid monthly to individual grantees or an annual donation to suitable organisations.
Charitable purposes
- the prevention or relief of poverty
- the advancement of health
- the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage
Beneficiaries
- Older People
- People with disabilities or health problems
- No specific group, or for the benefit of the community
Activities
- It makes grants, donations, loans, gifts or pensions to individuals
- It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations
Constitutional objectives
Objects. The objects of the Society shall be to afford relief by way of grants and/or pensions to poor persons or persons in necessitous circumstances and especially to those in necessitous circumstances who have been in the service of the late Robert Dick and James Dick, Gutta Percha Boot and Shoe and Belt Manufacturers, Greenhead, or who may be or who may have been in the employment of R. & J. Dick, Ltd, presently carrying on the said business at Greenhead, Persons in receipt of parochial relief or old-age pensions may receive the benefits of the Society.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2024 | £337,751 | £257,218 | 0 | 18 September 2025 |
| 31 December 2023 | £335,424 | £275,861 | 0 | 23 September 2024 |
| 31 December 2022 | £341,455 | £463,244 | 0 | 18 September 2023 |
| 31 December 2021 | £370,354 | £230,580 | 0 | 22 September 2022 |
| 31 December 2020 | £347,033 | £245,737 | 0 | 13 October 2021 |
Figures are those reported by the charity and supplied in the OSCR bulk download. Blank facts remain distinct from zero.
04 Contact record
Principal office or trustees address
- Address supplied to OSCR
- 23 Dunnottar Street, Bishopbriggs, Glasgow
- Website supplied to OSCR
- Not supplied
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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