01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC016763
- 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
- G74 4DJ
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
We are set up to provide a recorded copy of The East Kilbride News, The Scottish Farmer and our own Monthly magazine for the visually impaired in East Kilbride and District. We have volunteers who read the original documents and other volunteers who put them onto usb sticks and send out to our list of listeners.
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of education
- the advancement of citizenship or community development
- the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science
- the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage
Beneficiaries
- People with disabilities or health problems
Activities
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
The Charitable objective for which the Association has been established is to relieve the blind and partially sighted of the East Kilbride and District and in furtherance thereof: (a) Primarily to produce and distribute digitally recorded extracts of local newspapers and other publications, having previously secured permission from the Publishers, and in accordance with current copyright legislation. (b) To liaise with other Voluntary and Community Organisations in improving the lives of local residents with varying degrees of visual impairment and isolation due to experiencing a range of Physical and/or mental difficulties. (c) To undertake other activities that further the objectives of the association.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £310 | £1,068 | 0 | 1 October 2025 |
| 31 March 2024 | £831 | £580 | 0 | 20 November 2024 |
| 31 March 2023 | £1,295 | £2,894 | 0 | 30 September 2023 |
| 31 March 2022 | £3,974 | £2,478 | 0 | 27 July 2022 |
| 31 March 2021 | £657 | £1,206 | 0 | 18 October 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
- 3 Cawdor Way, Stewartfield, East Kilbride, South Lanarkshire
- Website supplied to OSCR
- Not supplied
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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