01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC029785
- 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
- HS3 3DL
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
Working with relevant local Isle of Harris organisations such as Harris Voluntary Service, the local secondary school, Care in the Community, Be-friending, Harris Funeral Association and local GPs, the charity has four basic functions which is to contribute to: 1. Isle of Harris youngsters, including gifted or disadvantaged, with further education costs in order to fulfil their potential. 2. Isle of Harris elderly people to enable these people to retain their independence and continue to reside in their own homes. 3. funeral costs in case of need. 4. non-NHS medical equipment.
Charitable purposes
- the prevention or relief of poverty
- the advancement of education
- the advancement of health
- 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
Activities
- It makes grants, donations, loans, gifts or pensions to individuals
- It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations
Constitutional objectives
to relieve the needs of elderly persons resident in the Isle of Harris who are either of Harris origin or who have been resident in Harris for at least five years immediately prior to the granting of any relief or of anyone similarly resident and either married to or the widow or widower of any such person as aforesaid by the provision of funds to enable others to carry out household duties or other work for such elderly • persons in their own homes in order to enable said persons to continue to reside in their own homes instead of in some public or other institution against their will
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 June 2025 | £15,507 | £27,104 | 0 | 28 March 2026 |
| 30 June 2024 | £15,527 | £18,393 | 0 | 30 April 2025 |
| 30 June 2023 | £15,942 | £18,610 | 0 | 9 March 2024 |
| 30 June 2022 | £17,859 | £10,945 | 0 | 27 March 2023 |
| 30 June 2021 | £12,291 | £14,774 | 0 | 29 March 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
- Hill Cottage, Scott Road, Tarbert, Isle of Harris
- Website supplied to OSCR
- Not supplied
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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