01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC006293
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- A specific local point, community or neighbourhood
- Volunteers
- 0 volunteers
- Staff
- 0
- Postcode
- G77 5QX
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
To give help to people from Orkney or Shetland who are in Glasgow and need some financial aid.
Charitable purposes
- the prevention or relief of poverty
- the advancement of education
Beneficiaries
- Children or young people
- Older People
Activities
- It makes grants, donations, loans, gifts or pensions to individuals
Constitutional objectives
The objects of the Society shall be:- a) For giving relief to the natives of Orkney or Shetland, their children, their widows or widowers, residing in the Greater Glasgow Area or travelling through Glasgow and who, from sickness or sudden emergency, may be in need of temporary aid. b) For providing financial assistance for educational purposes to the residents of Orkney or Shetland, or their children, who may be studying in Glasgow c) For any other related cause that may be deemed appropriate by the Trustees.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £5,783 | £9,650 | 0 | 29 October 2025 |
| 31 March 2024 | £6,493 | £6,241 | 0 | 18 November 2024 |
| 31 March 2023 | £154,944 | £152,599 | 0 | 23 November 2023 |
| 31 March 2022 | £18,708 | £18,364 | 0 | 3 November 2022 |
| 31 March 2021 | £11,414 | £11,262 | 0 | 11 November 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
- 47 Edzell Drive, Glasgow
- Website supplied to OSCR
- gosbenevolentsociety.co.uk
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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