01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC015783
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- Wider, but within one local authority area
- Volunteers
- 1-50 volunteers
- Staff
- 98
- Postcode
- HS1 2PS
OSCR note: This SCIO was incorporated on 28 March 2013 as a result of a Change to SCIO application by SC015783 Bethesda Nursing Home, which was a Trust registered as a charity since 20 November 1987.
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
The charity is committed to providing a high performance quality service with this homely atmosphere and to generate a sense of belonging which will make it easy for residents/patients to adjust to new surroundings.
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
- Older People
- People with disabilities or health problems
Activities
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
The purposes of the SCIO are:- (i) to promote the advancement of health and the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill health, disability, or other disadvantage, through (without prejudice to the foregoing generality) the Care Home and Hospice known as the Bethesda Care Home and Hospice which shall be used to provide: (a) a convalescent home for patients on leaving hospital. (b) a private nursing home for patients who do not require to be admitted to the hospital. (c) a hospice for the provision of specialist palliative care. and (d) a residence for the aged and infirm, all in accordance with the Admission and Referral Policy, to be approved and revised from time to time as may be necessary by the Trustees. and (ii) to promote similar charitable purposes, objects or institutions in such proportions and manner as the Trustees think fit.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £2,857,415 | £2,805,082 | 98 | 26 November 2025 |
| 31 March 2024 | £2,445,011 | £2,781,913 | 98 | 15 November 2024 |
| 31 March 2023 | £2,527,671 | £2,625,197 | 98 | 15 December 2023 |
| 31 March 2022 | £2,731,938 | £2,251,717 | 98 | 13 December 2022 |
| 31 March 2021 | £2,299,411 | £2,148,697 | 98 | 22 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
- Springfield Road, Stornoway, Isle Of Lewis
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.bethesdahospice.co.uk
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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