01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC021169
- 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
- PA23 7NA
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
Cowal Hospice Trust supports hospice and palliative care services for the people of Cowal who are affected by life limiting illness. We also provide support for the families and carers and funds services in the Cowal Community Hospital and in the community. Patient transport is provided by volunteer drivers who take patients to and from hospitals in the Glasgow and Clyde area - this is provide free of charge to the patients and is funded entirely by donations
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of health
Beneficiaries
- People with disabilities or health problems
Activities
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
The Trustees shall from time to time hold, pay or apply or allocate the whole free income of the trust estate and shall from time to time pay or apply the whole capital of the trust estate in accordance with the following:- The establishment of a Hospice for the care and support of the terminally ill with ancillary support for their relatives and those caring for them all without regard to the nature of the terminal illness (hereinafter referred to as 'the primary trust purpose'). That without prejudice to the foregoing generality the Trustees shall endeavour to build and maintain and thereafter administer, through fundraising, grants and charitable donations, a Hospice for the care of the terminally ill and the support of their relative and carers all as specified in the primary trust purpose.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2026 | £64,036 | £139,217 | 0 | 10 August 2026 |
| 31 March 2025 | £49,304 | £99,951 | 0 | 26 July 2026 |
| 31 March 2024 | £78,160 | £110,202 | 0 | 17 July 2026 |
| 31 March 2023 | £151,664 | £110,786 | 0 | 13 September 2024 |
| 31 March 2022 | £62,609 | £67,521 | 0 | 13 September 2024 |
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
- 130 Argyll Street,, Dunoon, Argyll
- Website supplied to OSCR
- http://cowalhospicetrust.webfactorysite.co.uk
- Parent charity
- Cowal Hospice TRust · SCO21169
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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