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
Help those from Orkney and Shetland who are in Glasgow and require financial assistance.
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 | Total income | Donations | Charitable activities income | Trading income | Investment income | Other income | Total expenditure | Raising funds | Charitable activities spending | Other spending | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2026 | £5,562 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £6,400 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 0 | 10 October 2026 |
| 31 March 2025 | £5,783 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £9,650 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 0 | 29 October 2025 |
| 31 March 2024 | £6,493 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £6,241 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 0 | 18 November 2024 |
| 31 March 2023 | £154,944 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £152,599 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 0 | 23 November 2023 |
| 31 March 2022 | £18,708 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £18,364 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 0 | 3 November 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
- 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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