01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC005623
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- More than one local authority area in Scotland
- Volunteers
- 51-100 volunteers
- Staff
- 129
- Postcode
- G81 1EG
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
The Hospice’s purpose and principal activity is to provide specialist palliative care and hospital based complex clinical care to the communities it serves. The Hopsice has adopted an approach to providing care that is holistic and considers the spiritual, physical, psychological and social needs of its patients. The Hopsice wants every patient to achieve realistic goals and to reach their full potential until death, valuing what they have to offer, respecting the autonomy of the individual, and encouraging them to participate in their own care together with their family and friends.An importan aspect of te hospces work is to help family members cope with their loved one’s illness and also provides support to the family after the person dies, including help with grieving.
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of education
- the advancement of health
- the advancement of citizenship or community development
- 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
- No specific group, or for the benefit of the community
Activities
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
The objects for which the Company is established are to provide medical, surgical and nursing services and accommodation, and generally health and respite care facilities, for the treatment of sick, disabled and elderly people and for the relief, care, palliative care and rehabilitation of sick, disabled and elderly people. to provide a pastoral care service for the spiritual welfare and support of patients, relatives and staff. and to promote research into and education on the treatment and care of sick, disabled and elderly people and the prevention of sickness, disease and disability.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £5,596,336 | £6,470,975 | 129 | 7 November 2025 |
| 31 March 2024 | £5,262,107 | £5,889,290 | 129 | 23 December 2024 |
| 31 March 2023 | £5,956,101 | £5,275,696 | 129 | 1 May 2024 |
| 31 March 2022 | £5,955,427 | £5,130,757 | 129 | 29 March 2023 |
| 31 March 2021 | £6,616,107 | £5,489,418 | 129 | 23 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
- East Barns Street, Clydebank, Dunbartonshire
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.smh.org.uk
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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