01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC037828
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- Wider, but within one local authority area
- Volunteers
- 1-50 volunteers
- Staff
- 1
- Postcode
- HS2 0TD
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
The charity was set up to raise funds for Bethesda Hospice and Blythswood Care and any other cause which the trustees feel is deserving of their support in the community. The income is generated from the Charity Shop and Laundrette which is run by a paid manager and the rest are volunteers.
Charitable purposes
- the prevention or relief of poverty
- the advancement of citizenship or community development
- the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage
Beneficiaries
- People with disabilities or health problems
- No specific group, or for the benefit of the community
- Other charities or voluntary bodies
Activities
- It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations
Constitutional objectives
To assist people in any part of the world who are the victims of war or natural or man made disaster, and the relief of poverty and ill health. The advancement of health and the relief of sickness, disease and human suffering. To promote the interdenominational Christian co-operation on the Island of Lewis in the achievement of the above purposes in so far as it may be charitable.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £80,840 | £79,536 | 1 | 13 November 2025 |
| 31 March 2024 | £55,904 | £57,630 | 1 | 15 November 2024 |
| 31 March 2023 | £85,011 | £66,886 | 1 | 30 November 2023 |
| 31 March 2022 | £56,513 | £53,471 | 1 | 1 November 2022 |
| 31 March 2021 | £30,603 | £40,119 | 1 | 23 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
- New Road, Cross, Ness, Isle of Lewis
- Website supplied to OSCR
- Not supplied
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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