01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC014930
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- A specific local point, community or neighbourhood
- Volunteers
- 0 volunteers
- Staff
- 0
- Postcode
- TD1 1BW
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
(a) In making grants towards the accommodation, maintenance or general welfare of any persons of either sex who are resident in Galashiels and, having been employed in Galashiels for a period of not less than ten years, have retired from work and are in need of financial assistance, or of the wives or widows of any such persons, who may be in like need.
Charitable purposes
- the prevention or relief of poverty
- the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage
- any other purpose that may reasonably be regarded as analogous to any of the preceding purposes
Beneficiaries
- Older People
- Other defined groups
- Other charities or voluntary bodies
Activities
- It makes grants, donations, loans, gifts or pensions to individuals
- It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations
Constitutional objectives
(a) In making grants towards the accommodation, maintenance or general welfare of any persons of either sex who are resident in Galashiels and, having been employed in Galashiels for a period of not less than ten years, have retired from work and are in need of financial assistance, or of the wives or widows of any such persons, who may be in like need.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 April 2025 | £25,144 | £10,001 | 0 | 25 March 2026 |
| 5 April 2024 | £30,970 | £15,698 | 0 | 11 February 2026 |
| 5 April 2023 | £11,255 | £7,030 | 0 | 12 December 2023 |
| 5 April 2022 | £10,834 | £14,214 | 0 | 20 December 2022 |
| 5 April 2021 | £11,111 | £10,708 | 0 | 1 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
- Cullen Kilshaw Solicitors, Waverley Chambers, Ladhope Vale, Galashiels
- Website supplied to OSCR
- Not supplied
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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