01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC038486
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- Wider, but within one local authority area
- Volunteers
- 1-50 volunteers
- Staff
- 0
- Postcode
- KW15 1DH
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
Funds are held in trust for the benefit of the discretionary beneficiaries nominated in the extract registered will.
Charitable purposes
- the prevention or relief of poverty
- the provision of recreational facilities, or the organisation of recreational activities, with the object of improving the conditions of life for the persons for whom the facilities or activities are primarily intended
- the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage
Beneficiaries
- Older People
- People with disabilities or health problems
- Other defined groups
- Other charities or voluntary bodies
Activities
- It makes grants, donations, loans, gifts or pensions to individuals
- It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations
Constitutional objectives
and ( 3 ) my Trustees shall hold the remianing one-third share of said proceeds for all time coming in trust for the following charitable puposes and to pay the free annaul income arising thsrefrom in whatever proportions my Trustees may decide, namely:- (1) for the purpose of comforts for patients in the County Home, Kirkwall, St. Peters Home, Stromness, for donations to the Good Companions Club and any other institution or body in Orkney for the care or help of the sick, poor or homeless, (2) for the help of poor or needful persons residing in Kirkwell as my Trustees may select and that either by payment of money to such person or g i f t s of goods or the provision of entertainment: Declaring that Tnustees shall have power to carry forward any unexpended balance of incorre in any year and to utilise the same in any subsequent year or years:
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 April 2025 | £15,290 | £20,238 | 0 | 4 December 2025 |
| 5 April 2024 | £15,369 | £24,059 | 0 | 4 November 2024 |
| 5 April 2023 | £14,868 | £21,674 | 0 | 2 November 2023 |
| 5 April 2022 | £15,304 | £24,945 | 0 | 15 December 2022 |
| 5 April 2021 | £14,319 | £11,887 | 0 | 10 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
- Lows Orkney Ltd, 5 Broad Street, Kirkwall, Orkney
- Website supplied to OSCR
- Not supplied
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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