01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC010793
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- Wider, but within one local authority area
- Volunteers
- 1-50 volunteers
- Staff
- 0
- Postcode
- PA15 4AX
OSCR note: This SCIO was incorporated on 15/05/2015 as a result of a change to SCIO application by Inverclyde Voluntary Council Of Social Service, Charity Number SC010793, which was an Unincorporated Association registered a a charity since 14/06/1975.
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
Transport blind, elderly, disabled and people with learning difficulties of all ages to a variety of locations such as schools, training centres, nurseries, lunch clubs etc. This is done by maintaining close relationships with the Council Educational departments, SPT and all other local groups associated with the care of the disabled and elderly to ensure the service meets with their requirements. A fleet of buses (specially adapted) and mini-buses are maintained to the highest standard, driven and administered by a team of drivers and escorts.
Charitable purposes
- the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage
Beneficiaries
- Children or young people
- Older People
- 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 purpose of IVCSS is to promote any charitable endeavour for the benefit of the inhabitants of Inverclyde and it s environs and in particular the relief of poverty, distress and sickness, the furtherance of the health and the advancement of the education of the elderly, the physically handicapped and those who have learning disabilities and other persons in necessitous circumstances and to provide such transport as may be required for the furtherance of such aims and objectives.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £250,261 | £195,393 | 0 | 28 October 2025 |
| 31 March 2024 | £267,701 | £170,321 | 0 | 22 October 2024 |
| 31 March 2023 | £190,415 | £136,319 | 0 | 10 October 2023 |
| 31 March 2022 | £165,031 | £155,348 | 0 | 13 October 2022 |
| 31 March 2021 | £146,480 | £160,332 | 0 | 7 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
- Unit 17, Lynedoch Industrial Estate, Greenock
- Website supplied to OSCR
- Not supplied
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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