01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC032278
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- A specific local point, community or neighbourhood
- Volunteers
- 1-50 volunteers
- Staff
- 12
- Postcode
- HS9 5XL
OSCR note: The SCIO was incorporated on 02 April 2012 as a result of a change to SCIO application by Cobhair Bharraigh SC032278, which was an Unincoporated Association rergistered as a charity since 07 March 2001.
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
Cobhair Bharraigh is a charitable organisation which provides a home-based support service and day care centre for the people of Barra & Vatersay
Charitable purposes
- 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 carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
The organisation's purposes are to relieve stress on carers and their families on the Isles of Barra and Vatersay by enabling them to take regular breaks from their caring responsibilities and maintain their social role within the community. In furtherance of the above objectives Cobhair Bharraigh shall seek
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £195,919 | £214,785 | 12 | 13 November 2025 |
| 31 March 2024 | £197,977 | £207,705 | 12 | 3 December 2024 |
| 31 March 2023 | £225,422 | £200,782 | 12 | 23 November 2023 |
| 31 March 2022 | £184,595 | £179,129 | 12 | 6 December 2022 |
| 31 March 2021 | £193,897 | £168,812 | 12 | 15 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
- Cobhair Bharraigh Centre, Kentangaval, Castlebay, Isle Of Barra
- Website supplied to OSCR
- Not supplied
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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