OSCR Scottish charity profile

Community Support and Information, Ross-Shire

Known as CSIR

ActiveCharity number SC006582
Registered27 April 1971
Main locationHighland
Legal formSCIO (Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation)

01 Identity

Scottish charity record

Snapshot 25 August 2026
OSCR charity number
SC006582
Status
Active
Regulatory type
Standard
Designated religious body
No
Geographical spread
Wider, but within one local authority area
Volunteers
1-50 volunteers
Staff
3
Postcode
IV15 9JY
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OSCR note: This SCIO was incorporated on 13 May 2020 as a result of the conversion of a charitable company (Company number: SC234092, company name: Ross-Shire Voluntary Action)

02 Purpose and work

What the charity exists to do

he café has the purpose of promoting friendship and providing support for those experiencing isolation and mental health issues.facilitating network events in the area, promoting partnership working, and by the recruitment of volunteers in the appropriate projects hosted by the organisation. Through supporting the sustainability and development of community groups and organisations in the area

Charitable purposes

  • the advancement of health
  • the advancement of citizenship or community development
  • the promotion of equality and diversity
  • the advancement of environmental protection or improvement
  • the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage

Beneficiaries

  • People with disabilities or health problems
  • No specific group, or for the benefit of the community
  • Other charities or voluntary bodies

Activities

  • It carries out activities or services itself

Constitutional objectives

The organisation’s purposes are: The advancement of health and wellbeing through the creation of a virtual support café and following Covid 19 restrictions 2020, expanding to include regular café meetings. The café has the purpose of promoting friendship and providing support for those experiencing isolation and mental health issues. The advancement of citizenship and community development by undertaking to promote volunteering positively, carrying an up to date list of volunteering opportunities in the Highland area, facilitating network events in the area, promoting partnership working, and by the recruitment of volunteers in the appropriate projects hosted by the organisation. Through supporting the sustainability and development of community groups and organisations in the area The promotion of equality and diversity by having the aims of inclusion and accessibility as a core value of the organisation, through recruitment of volunteers and staff, and toward those who access services provided by the organisation The advancement of environmental protection or improvement by the creation of a local community garden and plastic reducing refill social enterprise, the advancement of environmentally friendly transport through the community transport project. The relief of those in need through the provision of community transport scheme/s for residents in Ross-Shire. by promotion of volunteering and provision of volunteering and recruitment opportunities, through networking events and raising awareness within communities.

03 Annual returns

Income and expenditure history

5 periods
Year endIncomeExpenditureStaffReturn received
31 March 2025£73,003£82,604323 December 2025
31 March 2024£128,492£121,125329 December 2024
31 March 2023£127,731£99,941327 December 2023
31 March 2022£59,906£106,608329 December 2022
31 March 2021£96,579£124,460331 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
Temperance House, Tulloch Street , Dingwall, Ross-Shire
Website supplied to OSCR
Not supplied
Parent charity
Not supplied

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05 Provenance

Source for this profile

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