01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC005639
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- More than one local authority area in Scotland
- Volunteers
- 51-100 volunteers
- Staff
- 0
- Postcode
- KA8 8BU
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
We organise and support group activities for the over 50s from art to walking, with indoor and outdoor activities lead by volunteer group leaders. The charity provides oversight of the groups.
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of education
- the advancement of health
- the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science
- 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
- any other purpose that may reasonably be regarded as analogous to any of the preceding purposes
Beneficiaries
- Older People
Activities
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
The object of Opportunities In Retirement shall be to promote the welfare of the aged in any manner which now is or hereafter may be deemed by law to be charitable within the Region of Strathclyde and environs, herein after called “the area of benefit
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | £55,571 | £52,750 | 0 | 26 March 2026 |
| 31 December 2024 | £50,921 | £51,896 | 0 | 28 March 2025 |
| 31 December 2023 | £47,481 | £47,899 | 0 | 18 April 2024 |
| 31 December 2022 | £41,619 | £49,927 | 0 | 21 March 2023 |
| 31 December 2021 | £28,686 | £22,846 | 0 | 15 April 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
- 61 Main Street, Ayr
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.oirayr.org.uk
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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