01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC042272
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- Wider, but within one local authority area
- Volunteers
- 1-50 volunteers
- Staff
- 12
- Postcode
- PA28 6SY
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
Shopper-Aide was set up to help older people in Kintyre Argyll be as independent as possible in their own home by providing a number of services - shopping, housekeeping, social activities and laundry
Charitable purposes
- 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
- Older People
- People with disabilities or health problems
Activities
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
To provide a grocery shopping, befriending and household support service for older people in the Kintyre area, in order to assist and enable them to live at home independently for as long as they are able, and to encourage citizenship by providing volunteering opportunities for persons of all ages to achieve such purposes.These are its charitable purposes for the purposes of section 7 of the 2005 Act. For as long as the Company is entered on the Scottish Charity Register, its purposes may only be altered with the prior consent of OSCR and in accordance with any conditions attached to such consent.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 April 2025 | £306,725 | £291,014 | 12 | 30 January 2026 |
| 30 April 2024 | £316,411 | £334,042 | 12 | 28 January 2025 |
| 30 April 2023 | £250,471 | £303,334 | 12 | 24 January 2024 |
| 30 April 2022 | £214,267 | −£245,130 | 12 | 19 January 2023 |
| 30 April 2021 | £254,245 | £234,826 | 12 | 24 January 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
- Unit 6, Snipefield, Campbeltown
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.shopper-aide.org
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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