01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC004018
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- Scotland and other parts of the UK
- Volunteers
- 0 volunteers
- Staff
- 2
- Postcode
- G2 1AP
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
We look after beneficiaries not only in our charity but other charities
Charitable purposes
- the prevention or relief of poverty
- the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage
Beneficiaries
- Other defined groups
Activities
- It makes grants, donations, loans, gifts or pensions to individuals
- It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations
Constitutional objectives
(1) To provide relief by way of grants and allowances to deserving and needy members of the Association and the deserving relatives of deceased members who were dependent on them for support and (2) To give assistance in special circumstances, provided that funds permit, and in the sole and absolute discretion of the Board of Directors, to deserving and needy persons who are not members, but who have been engaged shore-based in the business of ship owning, ship management, ship agency and/or ship broking in Scotland of their dependants.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | £83,100 | £106,643 | 2 | 18 August 2026 |
| 31 December 2024 | £85,027 | £92,959 | 2 | 16 April 2025 |
| 31 December 2023 | £81,538 | £100,699 | 2 | 8 April 2024 |
| 31 December 2022 | £82,508 | £101,057 | 2 | 5 April 2023 |
| 31 December 2021 | £65,743 | £90,222 | 2 | 10 June 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
- Scottish Shipping Benevolent Association, c/o CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang LLP, 1 West Regent Street,, Glasgow
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.scottishshippingcharity.org
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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