01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC002868
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- A specific local point, community or neighbourhood
- Volunteers
- 0 volunteers
- Staff
- 0
- Postcode
- KY9 1BA
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
Following the sale of the Isaac Mackie House to Bield a number of years ago, the funds were utilised to purchase properties in Elie for below market rental to encourage families to join the community and support the village and local primary school.
Charitable purposes
- the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage
Beneficiaries
- Older People
Activities
- It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations
Constitutional objectives
The objects of the Company are:- (a) To give charitable assistance to the aged, the poor and the sick, primarily resident in Earlsferry, Fife, or elsewhere in Scotland. (b) To acquire by purchase or otherwise, the J.B. Mackie Home and convert it into an institution should such an acquisition be considered a sound and economical proposition for the implementation of the above stated purpose. (c) To acquire by purchase or otherwise or to build a home or homes or dwelling houses in Elie or Earlsferry or in the neighbourhood thereof for the implementation of the above stated purpose. (d) To sell, feu, lease or excamb or otherwise grant the use of any land, buildings, rights or privileges or other assets and property of the Company, heritable or moveable, or any part thereof, and to grant conveyances, feu rights, leases and all other deeds as necessary for the fulfilment of these objects. (e) To co-operate with any local authority, public body, association or any other body of an uncommercial character having interests similar to the objects of the Company.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £14,379 | £9,602 | 0 | 29 December 2025 |
| 31 March 2024 | £22,973 | £13,446 | 0 | 22 December 2024 |
| 31 March 2023 | £21,911 | £12,217 | 0 | 10 January 2024 |
| 31 March 2022 | £22,255 | £10,771 | 0 | 29 September 2022 |
| 31 March 2021 | £21,861 | £9,447 | 0 | 16 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
- Salisbury Cottage, Williamsburgh, Elie
- Website supplied to OSCR
- Not supplied
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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