01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC038980
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- Wider, but within one local authority area
- Volunteers
- 51-100 volunteers
- Staff
- 7
- Postcode
- AB30 1BJ
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
To advance the health and positive mental health of older people , resident in South Aberdeenshire by supporting their continuedindependence within the community through provision of services, byrelieving social isolation within the rural setting through social activityand through provision of appropriate activity and involvement in activevolunteering.To advance the citizenship of older people by encouraging involvementin planning and decisions about services, encouraging intergenerationalskills sharing and by ensuring that older people's viewsare expressed and acted upon appropriately. to advance theinvolvement of older people in community development byencouraging active volunteering and by raising awareness of the value of older people's contributions.To advance education by provision and access to training and skills andby providing information about wider opportunities available.To provide a range of recreational activities for older people.
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of education
- the advancement of health
- the advancement of citizenship or community development
- 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
Beneficiaries
- Older People
Activities
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
To advance the health and positive mental health of older people , resident in South Aberdeenshire by supporting their continued independence within the community through provision of services, by relieving social isolation within the rural setting through social activity and through provision of appropriate activity and involvement in active volunteering. To advance the citizenship of older people by encouraging involvement in planning and decisions about services, encouraging intergenerational skills sharing and by ensuring that older people's views are expressed and acted upon appropriately. to advance the involvement of older people in community development by encouraging active volunteering and by raising awareness of the value of older people's contributions. To advance education by provision and access to training and skills and by providing information about wider opportunities available. To provide a range of recreational activities for older people.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Total income | Donations | Charitable activities income | Trading income | Investment income | Other income | Total expenditure | Raising funds | Charitable activities spending | Other spending | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | £284,198 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £178,330 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 7 | Not supplied |
| 31 December 2024 | £284,198 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £178,330 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 7 | 29 September 2026 |
| 31 December 2023 | £111,093 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £174,007 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 7 | 26 September 2024 |
| 31 December 2022 | £140,012 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £131,903 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 7 | 27 September 2023 |
| 31 December 2021 | £198,079 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £108,289 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 7 | 29 September 2022 |
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
- 64a High Street, Laurencekirk, Aberdeenshire
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.mchln.org.uk
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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