01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC024001
- 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
- KW17 2BU
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
We hold weekly meetings for board games and refreshments, hold lunch clubs approximately every fortnight, have an annual outing, and a xmas dinner.
Charitable purposes
- the provision of recreational facilities, or the organisation of recreational activities, with the object of improving the conditions of life for the persons for whom the facilities or activities are primarily intended
- any other purpose that may reasonably be regarded as analogous to any of the preceding purposes
Beneficiaries
- Older People
- People with disabilities or health problems
- No specific group, or for the benefit of the community
Activities
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
The object of the group is to promote the benefit of all elderly people in Papa Westray which is now, or hereafter may he deemed, by law to be charitable by:- 1. Co-ordinating volunteers to give practical help and emotional support to elderly people. 2. Bringing together representatives of statutory and voluntary organisations and individuals who have a personal or professional interest in the welfare of the elderly. 3. Involving elderly people in matters which concern them. 4. Making representations on behalf of elderly people. 5. Collating and disseminating information for, from and on behalf of elderly people. 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 | £5,457 | £3,698 | 0 | 31 December 2025 |
| 31 March 2024 | £1,615 | £1,955 | 0 | 13 December 2024 |
| 31 March 2023 | £2,647 | £2,412 | 0 | 29 December 2023 |
| 31 March 2022 | £2,429 | £3,022 | 0 | 12 December 2022 |
| 31 March 2021 | £2,196 | £2,387 | 0 | 24 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
- Ness, Papa Westray, Orkney
- Website supplied to OSCR
- Not supplied
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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