01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC011485
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- A specific local point, community or neighbourhood
- Volunteers
- 1-50 volunteers
- Staff
- 0
- Postcode
- EH34 5HD
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
The charity provides financial support for the benefit of patients and former patients of the Pitlochry Community Hospital and others who require support and who reside in the area local to the Hospital and Medical Practice. We encourage individuals and local organisations to apply for support and the Management Committee of the charity assesses each request before deciding whether to provide funding or not. We have also made donations to other local charitable organisations who fit the relevant profile, for example, the Scottish Charity Air Ambulance.
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of health
- 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
- People with a particular ethnic or racial origin
- No specific group, or for the benefit of the community
Activities
- It makes grants, donations, loans, gifts or pensions to individuals
- It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
The Charitable Purposes of the Friends (“the Charitable Purposes”) are: (i) to advance the welfare and well-being of current and former patients at Pitlochry Community Hospital, Pitlochry, Perthshire (“the Hospital”), and/or others requiring care in the community of Pitlochry and District (“the District”) and generally those residing in the District, defined as the area served by the Atholl Medical Practice, requiring support and assistance by reason of ill-health, disability, age, mobility issues or other disadvantage. and (ii) to support generally the work of the Hospital, the Atholl Medical Centre , and those who provide welfare, care or rescue services in or inter alia for the benefit of the District.. the District is defined as the area served by the Atholl Medical Centre (as accepted by Tayside Health Board, or their successors, from time to time),
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 January 2026 | £11,348 | £41,481 | 0 | 4 August 2026 |
| 31 January 2025 | £2,313 | £29,027 | 0 | 9 June 2025 |
| 31 January 2024 | £3,863 | £23,491 | 0 | 3 July 2024 |
| 31 January 2023 | £2,015 | £18,906 | 0 | 28 August 2023 |
| 31 January 2022 | £619 | £9,925 | 0 | 17 October 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
- 33 Vinefields, Pencaitland, Tranent, East Lothian
- Website supplied to OSCR
- Not supplied
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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