01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC019863
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- Wider, but within one local authority area
- Volunteers
- 1-50 volunteers
- Staff
- 2
- Postcode
- PH33 6XX
OSCR note: This SCIO was incorporated on 26 April 2013 as a result of a Change to SCIO application by Care Lochaber SC019863 which was an unincorporated association registered as a charity since 15 January 2007
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
Care Lochaber was set up to address concerns about the lack of appropriate transport for people disadvantaged by poverty, age, disability, ill health, or rural isolation. The main thing that we do is provide a volunteer community car scheme for people who can’t access public transport. The charity is supported by a group of volunteers who use their own vehicles to provide journeys for people who need access to health and medical appointments, shopping, visiting friends and attending various community activities. Our car scheme is now the established method of transport for older and immobile people in Lochaber who rely on a vital, door-to-door, affordable service. All service users register with us and indicate their needs, so that an appropriate driver and vehicle can be allocated. Drivers receive an induction and ongoing training on health and safety, emergency procedures and helping passengers. We work with a small number of volunteers in each populated area of Lochaber.
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
- Other charities or voluntary bodies
Activities
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
The organisation's purposes are: The relief of those in need in the Lochaber area by reason of age, illhealth, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage by enabling their independence, safety, health and wellbeing. To promote such other similar charitable purposes as may from time to time be determined.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £87,573 | £90,687 | 2 | 21 January 2026 |
| 31 March 2024 | £94,495 | £90,611 | 2 | 18 March 2025 |
| 31 March 2023 | £102,929 | £89,125 | 2 | 27 December 2023 |
| 31 March 2022 | £99,199 | £88,027 | 2 | 21 December 2022 |
| 31 March 2021 | £123,359 | £101,236 | 2 | 31 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
- Waverly House, Ground Floor High Street, Fort William, Fort William, Inverness-shire
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.carelochaber.org
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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