01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC038305
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Cross Border
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- Scotland and other parts of the UK
- Volunteers
- Not supplied
- Staff
- 12
- Postcode
- NW1 2AY
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
Charitable purposes
- the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage
Beneficiaries
- Other defined groups
Activities
- It makes grants, donations, loans, gifts or pensions to individuals
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
3. (a) The object of Unison Welfare shall be to afford in cases of poverty or distressed circumstances, assistance to the Beneficiaries. (b) In furtherance of the foregoing object the Board of Trustees may:- (i) make grants of money or goods or make interest free or reduced interest loans or give other direct financial assistance to Beneficiaries (ii) lease acquire endow maintain or pay for (A) convalescent accommodation (B) residential care accommodation for the benefit of:- (1) in the case of convalescent accommodation:- i. (I) Beneficiaries who are recuperating from an illness (II) Beneficiaries who are in need of a temporary rest and change of air for the benefit of their health (III) Beneficiaries who by reason of age or other special needs require a holiday but who owing to lack of means would not otherwise be able to afford such a holiday (2) in the case of residential care accommodation:- (I) Beneficiaries who have retired and who by reason of incapacity or handicap require personal care and attention (II) the dependents or partners of the Beneficiaries referred to (I) above. (c) The Board of Trustees may at its discretion refuse to award assistance in any case or may refuse to admit any person or pay for any person's admission to convalescent accommodation or residential care accommodation and shall not be bound to assign any reason for so doing. (d) The Board of Trustees shall decide in its absolute discretion whether any person is or was a dependant or partner of a member. 4. (a) The Board of Trustees may, out of the property held by it and the income thereof make such provision for the attainment of the objects set out in Rule 3 as it may from time to time determine. (b) The Board of Trustees may do all acts or things which they may deem necessary or desirable for attaining the objects of Unison Welfare.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2024 | £1,779,278 | £1,996,181 | 12 | 28 September 2025 |
| 31 December 2023 | £1,635,701 | £1,809,344 | 12 | 10 July 2024 |
| 31 December 2022 | £2,146,802 | £1,915,165 | 12 | 1 June 2023 |
| 31 December 2021 | £2,257,431 | £2,030,392 | 12 | 11 July 2022 |
| 31 December 2020 | £2,114,807 | £1,759,905 | 12 | 30 September 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
- UNISON Centre, 130 Euston Road, London
- Website supplied to OSCR
- unison.org.uk/welfare
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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