01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC024093
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- Wider, but within one local authority area
- Volunteers
- 1-50 volunteers
- Staff
- 9
- Postcode
- G82 1BA
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
Ben View is a registered Charity (SC024093) based in West Dunbartonshire. Our aim is to support our community with practical activities and services to address local issues, alleviate loneliness and address social isolation. We do this by providing a safe space for people to come together, where they feel supported and have a sense of belonging. We also provide space hosting other local groups activities. We also directly provide thematic groups and service which support those who are impacted by the cost-of-living crisis.
Charitable purposes
- the prevention or relief of poverty
- the advancement of education
- the advancement of health
- the advancement of citizenship or community development
- the promotion of equality and diversity
- the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage
Beneficiaries
- Children or young people
- Older People
- People with disabilities or health problems
- People with a particular ethnic or racial origin
- No specific group, or for the benefit of the community
- Other charities or voluntary bodies
Activities
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
( i ) To promote the welfare and relieve the needs of those in the community of Dumbarton and district who have need by reason of their age, infirmity, disability or other condition of need. and ( ii ) to promote the benefit of the inhabitants of Dumbarton and district without distinction of sex, sexuality, political, religious or other opinions by associating the local statutory authorities, voluntary organisations and inhabitants in a common effort to advance education and to provide facilities, or assist in the provision of facilities, in the interest of social welfare for recreation and other leisure-time occupation so that their conditions of life may be improved.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £338,768 | £276,841 | 9 | 19 December 2025 |
| 31 March 2024 | £261,690 | £261,084 | 9 | 20 December 2024 |
| 31 March 2023 | £326,186 | £287,099 | 9 | 29 December 2023 |
| 31 March 2022 | £271,900 | £268,289 | 9 | 15 December 2022 |
| 31 March 2021 | £225,216 | £211,440 | 9 | 17 January 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
- Strathleven Place, Dumbarton
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.benviewcentre.org
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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