OSCR Scottish charity profile

Society For The Relief Of Destitute Sick

Not SubmittedCharity number SC005466
Registered23 May 1890
Main locationCity of Edinburgh
Legal formOther

01 Identity

Scottish charity record

Snapshot 25 August 2026
OSCR charity number
SC005466
Status
Not Submitted
Regulatory type
Standard
Designated religious body
No
Geographical spread
Wider, but within one local authority area
Volunteers
Not supplied
Staff
Not supplied
Postcode
EH3 6AS
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OSCR note: The constitutional form of this charity is a society incorporated under the Seal of Cause granted by the Lord Provost, Magistrates and Council of the City of Edinburgh dated 20 October 1813

02 Purpose and work

What the charity exists to do

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

  • Older People
  • People with disabilities or health problems

Activities

  • It makes grants, donations, loans, gifts or pensions to individuals

Constitutional objectives

The objects of the Society are to afford relief, financial or otherwise, to (1) families and individuals disabled by sickness or accident from following the occupations by whch they are usually supported, and (2) individuals who from old age or body infirmity have difficulty in supplying their own needs and whose means are very limited.

03 Annual returns

Income and expenditure history

1 periods
Year endIncomeExpenditureStaffReturn received
2 December 2019£0£0Not supplied

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
14/1 Ainslie Place, Edinburgh
Website supplied to OSCR
Not supplied
Parent charity
Not supplied

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05 Provenance

Source for this profile

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