OSCR Scottish charity profile

Banchory Companions

ActiveCharity number SC020354
Registered20 July 1992
Main locationAberdeenshire
Legal formUnincorporated association

01 Identity

Scottish charity record

Snapshot 25 August 2026
OSCR charity number
SC020354
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
AB34 5AY
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OSCR note: Former legal name Banchory Day Centre from 20/07/1992 - 15/05/2023

02 Purpose and work

What the charity exists to do

Provide companionship for elderly members of the community with a weekly meeting and occasional trips out.

Charitable purposes

  • any other purpose that may reasonably be regarded as analogous to any of the preceding purposes

Beneficiaries

  • Older People

Activities

  • It carries out activities or services itself

Constitutional objectives

The objective of the group is to promote the welfare of older people and is is deemed by law to be charitable by: I) Making representations alongside and on behalf of older people II) Making available information to, for, and on behalf of older people Ill) Encouraging training for those working with older people IV) Promoting and running appropriate services

03 Annual returns

Income and expenditure history

5 periods
Year endIncomeExpenditureStaffReturn received
31 May 2026£3,764£5,742013 August 2026
31 May 2025£7,109£4,935011 September 2025
31 May 2024£2,311£3,900030 August 2024
31 May 2023£1,164£1,608023 June 2023
31 May 2022£150£811027 July 2022

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
Westerton Steading, Dess, Aboyne, Aberdeenshire
Website supplied to OSCR
Not supplied
Parent charity
Not supplied

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05 Provenance

Source for this profile

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