01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC029706
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- More than one local authority area in Scotland
- Volunteers
- 1-50 volunteers
- Staff
- 2
- Postcode
- KA7 2DW
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
To provide free practical and social help for older people with hearing and sight loss. To provide support for hearing aid users and those with sight loss, their family and carers. To provide ongoing advice and signposting service. To provide rehabilitation through skills learning. To provide training through sensory awareness training. To provide peer support groups/activity groups for those with sensory loss.
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of health
- the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage
Beneficiaries
- Older People
- People with disabilities or health problems
Activities
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
To relieve the suffering and distress of those with sensory loss and in furtherance: (a) To promote our services to all those with sensory loss with or without additional disabilities in all walks of life. (b) To raise awareness of the needs of people with sensory loss and the needs of those who care for them. (c) To provide services to improve the quality of life for people with sensory loss. (d) To work in partnership with statutory, voluntary and other organisations in a common effort to advance awareness/education.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | £84,141 | £78,873 | 2 | 19 August 2026 |
| 31 December 2024 | £108,658 | £98,059 | 2 | 15 May 2025 |
| 31 December 2023 | £125,101 | £112,407 | 2 | 6 May 2024 |
| 31 December 2022 | £135,745 | £159,962 | 2 | 25 April 2023 |
| 31 December 2021 | £127,606 | £149,910 | 2 | 5 July 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
- Suite 5 Beresford Court, 6/8 Beresford Lane, Ayr
- Website supplied to OSCR
- Not supplied
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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