01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC005015
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- Operations cover all or most of Scotland
- Volunteers
- 0 volunteers
- Staff
- 0
- Postcode
- EH12 5PJ
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
Set by the Scottish Rugby Union (SRU) to support rugby players facing financial hardship particularly those permanent disabled as well as those totally temporally disabled. When a player is seriously injured their club submits a relevant form to the SRU. A doctor contacts the player and as well as their medical welfare ascertains if there is potential financial hardship. If thy think there is the players fills in a form which is assessed by the Cahir and the Independent Trustees and they make a recommendation to the other trustees. After discussion a decision is made and the payer receive the the grant. Where appropriate the regional trustees contact the player's club and check on their welfare.
Charitable purposes
- the prevention or relief of poverty
- the advancement of health
- the provision of recreational facilities, or the organisation of recreational activities, with the object of improving the conditions of life for the persons for whom the facilities or activities are primarily intended
- the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage
- any other purpose that may reasonably be regarded as analogous to any of the preceding purposes
Beneficiaries
- People with disabilities or health problems
- Other charities or voluntary bodies
Activities
- It makes grants, donations, loans, gifts or pensions to individuals
- It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations
Constitutional objectives
To provide for or assist in the provision of education of necessitous and deserving persons. To relieve persons in necessitous circumstances To releive persons suffering from injury or sickness, and To affect any other charitable purpose.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £191,033 | £138,833 | 0 | 14 November 2025 |
| 31 March 2024 | £100,658 | £95,905 | 0 | 2 December 2024 |
| 31 March 2023 | £90,104 | £195,593 | 0 | 26 November 2023 |
| 31 March 2022 | £99,082 | £153,989 | 0 | 5 December 2022 |
| 31 March 2021 | £98,626 | £146,137 | 0 | 31 December 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
- c/o Scottish Rugby Union, BT Murrayfield, Edinburgh
- Website supplied to OSCR
- http://www.mipf.org.uk
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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