01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC015177
- 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
- G61 2DY
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
The object of the Charity is to assist the blind, the partially sighted and those otherwise visually handicapped or labouring under some temporary or permanent incapacity or disability which makes reading difficult, by the provision of recorded media or tactile reading matter. The principal activity is to record local newspaper news and other material onto media which beneficiaries can then listen to.
Charitable purposes
- the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage
Beneficiaries
- Older People
- People with disabilities or health problems
Activities
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
The object of the Association is to relieve the blind , the partially sighted, and those otherwise visually handicapped or labouring under some temporary or permanent incapacity or disability which makes reading a strain, by the provision of recorded tapes or tactile reading matter.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £222 | £776 | 0 | 2 December 2025 |
| 31 March 2024 | £60 | £691 | 0 | 30 November 2024 |
| 31 March 2023 | £442 | £685 | 0 | 15 December 2023 |
| 31 March 2022 | £0 | £179 | 0 | 29 November 2022 |
| 31 March 2021 | £0 | £179 | 0 | 30 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
- 24 Ferguston Drive, Bearsden
- Website supplied to OSCR
- Not supplied
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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