01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC008225
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- Wider, but within one local authority area
- Volunteers
- 0 volunteers
- Staff
- 0
- Postcode
- TD6 9DA
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
We are the official charity of NHS Borders and are the only charity dedicated to supporting every area of NHS Borders, benefiting all staff, patients and families across the Scottish Borders. Through generous donations and fundraising, we enhance patient care and experience, improve healthcare environments and facilities, support clinical innovation, and help staff deliver outstanding, patient-centred care.
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of health
Beneficiaries
- No specific group, or for the benefit of the community
Activities
- It makes grants, donations, loans, gifts or pensions to individuals
Constitutional objectives
The advancement of health.
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 | £1,287,197 | £1,125,183 | £0 | £0 | £162,014 | £0 | £925,564 | £120,456 | £640,332 | £164,776 | 0 | 22 September 2026 |
| 31 March 2025 | £1,136,138 | £945,808 | £0 | £0 | £190,330 | £0 | £1,771,867 | £112,880 | £1,551,033 | £107,954 | 0 | 15 December 2025 |
| 31 March 2024 | £790,045 | £615,345 | £0 | £0 | £174,700 | £0 | £839,914 | £133,970 | £631,910 | £74,034 | 0 | 30 September 2024 |
| 31 March 2023 | £707,474 | £551,998 | £0 | £0 | £155,476 | £0 | £687,566 | £80,344 | £504,426 | £102,796 | 0 | 4 December 2023 |
| 31 March 2022 | £678,542 | £522,845 | £0 | £0 | £155,697 | £0 | £903,812 | £95,989 | £797,461 | £10,362 | 0 | 6 December 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
- NHS Borders, Headquarters, Newstead, Melrose, Roxburghshire
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.nhsbordershealthcharity.org
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
No direct external links on this profile. The official OSCR record and source documentation are available through BritDB’s dedicated source page.
05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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