01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC021501
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- Wider, but within one local authority area
- Volunteers
- 1-50 volunteers
- Staff
- 10
- Postcode
- KA1 4DY
OSCR note: This SCIO was incorporated on 03/02/2016 as a result of a Change to SCIO application by Helping Hands Project SC021501) which was an Unincorporated Association registered as a charity since 31/03/1993.
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
The provision of practical assistance in the homes of the elderly, disabled and infirm.
Charitable purposes
- the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage
Beneficiaries
- Older People
Activities
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
4. The organisation's purposes are to enable vulnerable people, who reside in East Ayrshire, to live independently, wherever possible by:- 4.1 Co-ordinating the organisations' employees to assist older people and adults to access the low level maintenance service 4.2 Co-ordinating the organisations' employees to assist older people and adults to access the shopping service 4.3 Co-ordinating volunteers to give practical help to older people and adults 4.4 Bringing together representatives of statutory and voluntary organisations and individuals who have a personal or professional interest in the welfare of the organisation 4.5 Collating and disseminating information for, from and on behalf of the organisation. 4.6 Initiating, promoting and enabling appropriate services and resources to be established and made available as widely as possible.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £194,298 | £184,765 | 10 | 25 August 2025 |
| 31 March 2024 | £181,776 | £191,188 | 10 | 3 October 2024 |
| 31 March 2023 | £170,447 | £176,016 | 10 | 13 December 2023 |
| 31 March 2022 | £164,728 | £162,903 | 10 | 13 December 2022 |
| 31 March 2021 | £160,374 | £157,283 | 10 | 17 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
- 41 Campbell Place, Riccarton, Kilmarnock
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.helpinghandskilmarnock.org.uk
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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