01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC026568
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- Scotland and other parts of the UK
- Volunteers
- 1-50 volunteers
- Staff
- 0
- Postcode
- KY12 7LG
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
Provides donation and grants to animal charities
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of animal welfare
Beneficiaries
- Other charities or voluntary bodies
Activities
- It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations
Constitutional objectives
(One) . In respect of the SCOTTISH SOCIETY FOR PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS, for the purpose of maintaining an Inspector in West Fife. (Two) In respect of THE PEOPLE'S DISPENSARY FOR SICK ANIMALS, for the general purposes of the Dispensary. (Three) In respect of any capital projects of the Charities, then there shall be an order of preference for geographical location namely ( Firstly) in Fife, failing which (Secondly) in Scotland, failing which (Thirdly) elsewhere in the United Kingdon in the event that the Charity benefiting is not represented in Fife nor in Scotland. (Four) In the event that any of the said Charities analganate or cease to continue as a Charity, then it is within the discretion of the Trustees to nominate a further Charity to benefit from the Trust created, such Charity fulfilling the aims of the Trust Fund. (Five) It shall be within the power and authority of the Trustees on good reason being given to provide payments to other Charities providing for the care and well being of animals as the Trustees within their total discretion may decide, always bearing in mind that it is the intention to benefit the principal Charities hereinbefore stated and (Lastly) In the event that the Trustees decide that the purposes of the Trust have been exhausted or that its continuation is no longer fulfilling the purposes for which it has been created, or that in all the circumstances the capital contained in the Fund should be distributed, then it is within the power of the Trustees to so act and if they deem that it is beneficial to so do, then the capital shall be distributed amongst the Charities nominated provided they are still in existence at the time of such distribution but with discretion to the Trustees to nominate another Charity acting within the stated purposes of the Trust when they consider should be beneficary of such distribution.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 April 2025 | £60,997 | £74,573 | 0 | 23 December 2025 |
| 5 April 2024 | £60,088 | £88,877 | 0 | 9 January 2025 |
| 5 April 2023 | £58,487 | £78,945 | 0 | 22 December 2023 |
| 5 April 2022 | £58,832 | £78,964 | 0 | 5 January 2023 |
| 5 April 2021 | £49,287 | £80,944 | 0 | 23 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
- c/o Stevenson & Marshall, 41 East Port, Dunfermline, Fife
- Website supplied to OSCR
- Not supplied
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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