01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC000566
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- Wider, but within one local authority area
- Volunteers
- 1-50 volunteers
- Staff
- 0
- Postcode
- PA19 1AJ
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
The Society was established in 1798 and by its rules gives grants or annuities to relieve financial hardship or other disadvantage, short term or long term, to those persons in need by reason of age, ill health, disability. Recipients of assistance in particular are resident in or connected with residents in the area of Inverclyde. The Society by its rules cannot give relief in any year greater than the Net Income of the Society for the current year together with any accumulated revenue brought forward from previous years. The Trustees always consider how to distribute as much income as is prudent each year. The amount of income available for distribution depends on the level of investment income generated plus any fundraising income generated from fundraising events.
Charitable purposes
- the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage
Beneficiaries
- Children or young people
- Older People
Activities
- It makes grants, donations, loans, gifts or pensions to individuals
Constitutional objectives
The relief of the Members thereof, their widows, children and dependents, and of any other persons who, though not related to any member, are in the opinion of the Committee deserving of assistance. but preference in granting assistance shall be given:- 1. To members, their relatives and dependents and 2. To persons connected with, though not necessarily resident in, the Parish of Inverkip and the Burghs of Greenock, Gourock and Port-Glasgow.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | £39,220 | £39,110 | 0 | 17 March 2026 |
| 31 December 2024 | £44,207 | £46,810 | 0 | 30 June 2025 |
| 31 December 2023 | £140,902 | £39,417 | 0 | 3 July 2024 |
| 31 December 2022 | £42,309 | £38,157 | 0 | 25 October 2023 |
| 31 December 2021 | £35,841 | £30,638 | 0 | 8 March 2022 |
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
- 41 Dunvegan Avenue, Gourock, Renfrewshire
- Website supplied to OSCR
- Not supplied
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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