01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC033758
- 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
- G63 0XJ
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
To support the Burns Unit in Blantyre, Malawi and thereby assist the staff and patients of that unit to improve the care delivered to people with burns. In addition, to support reconstructive surgery undertaken in that Burns Unit and to support the training and personal development of medical and surgical staff, nursing staff, physiotherapy staff and ancillary staff involved with Burns care and Reconstructive surgery in Blantyre and in Malawi more widely. The predominant path of support is direct financial aid to the Burns Unit for clearly specified beneficial areas and the lesser, but very significant path of support is in organisation, support and delivery of Burns Unit staff training.
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
- Children or young people
- People with disabilities or health problems
Activities
- It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations
Constitutional objectives
To relieve the conditions of life of the patients of the Burns Unit by the raising of funds to provide material and financial support to the Burns Unit and to arrange for the collection of goods and materials and the transportation of the same to the Burns Unit, providing always that such assistance provided is over and above that which it is the statutory obligation of the state to provide.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2024 | £62,168 | £70,965 | 0 | 3 October 2025 |
| 31 December 2023 | £7,431 | £62,666 | 0 | 19 September 2024 |
| 31 December 2022 | £112,050 | £58,585 | 0 | 21 June 2023 |
| 31 December 2021 | £7,635 | £1,080 | 0 | 24 August 2022 |
| 31 December 2020 | £2,348 | £460 | 0 | 16 November 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
- Lurg House, Crow Road, Fintry, Glasgow
- Website supplied to OSCR
- Not supplied
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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