01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC001479
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- Operations cover all or most of Scotland
- Volunteers
- 1-50 volunteers
- Staff
- 0
- Postcode
- G82 1SJ
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
The Scottish Benevolent Fund for DWP Staff is a registered charity with the Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator (OSCR). It was established to provide financial assistance and support to: Current staff of the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) and its successor organisations who are serving in Scotland. Members of the Society who are serving in other government departments outside Scotland. Former members of the Society or their dependants, where membership ended due to retirement or death. The Fund is maintained through voluntary contributions from members and is managed by a Committee. Its objectives include: Providing financial assistance to eligible individuals in times of need. Supporting or helping to establish charitable institutions that benefit current or former members and their dependants. Taking any necessary steps to further the charitable aims of the Society.
Charitable purposes
- the prevention or relief of poverty
Beneficiaries
- Other defined groups
Activities
- It makes grants, donations, loans, gifts or pensions to individuals
Constitutional objectives
The Society is established for the purpose of providing by voluntary subscription a Fund out of which the Committee of Management may a. grant assistance to: (1) The Staff of the DE Group serving in Scotland. (2) Members of the Society serving elsewhere than in Scotland or in another Department. (3) Past members of the Society or their dependants (Note: A past member is an officer whose membership of the Society was terminated solely by reason of his/her retiral or death) b. subscribe to the funds or assist in the establishment of charitable institutions from which members of the Fund, past members or their dependant could benefit. c. Take any other steps which may be deemed necessary to further the objects of the Society.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2024 | £48,309 | £34,147 | 0 | 11 August 2025 |
| 31 December 2023 | £29,062 | £31,586 | 0 | 17 September 2024 |
| 31 December 2022 | £32,911 | £24,263 | 0 | 14 September 2023 |
| 31 December 2021 | £48,814 | £28,189 | 0 | 24 September 2022 |
| 31 December 2020 | £35,247 | £29,069 | 0 | 10 September 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
- Department of Work and Pensions, Dumbarton Jobcentre, Work Services Directorate, 15 Meadowbank Street, Dumbarton
- Website supplied to OSCR
- Not supplied
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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