OSCR Scottish charity profile

The John Dobbie Foundation

ActiveCharity number SC042464
Registered21 July 2011
Main locationArgyll And Bute
Legal formCompany (the charity is registered with Companies House)

01 Identity

Scottish charity record

Snapshot 25 August 2026
OSCR charity number
SC042464
Status
Active
Regulatory type
Standard
Designated religious body
No
Geographical spread
Wider, but within one local authority area
Volunteers
0 volunteers
Staff
1
Postcode
G84 9PF

02 Purpose and work

What the charity exists to do

The prevention or relief of poverty, the advancement of citizenship or community development and the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-heath, financial hardship or other disadvantages.

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

  • No specific group, or for the benefit of the community

Activities

  • It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations

Constitutional objectives

the advancement of citizenship or community development (including rural and urban regeneration and the promotion of civic responsibility, volunteering, the voluntary sector or the effectiveness or efficiency of charities). the prevention or relief of poverty. the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage.

03 Annual returns

Income and expenditure history

5 periods
Year endIncomeExpenditureStaffReturn received
31 July 2025£113,145£87,382117 April 2026
31 July 2024£112,123£63,82712 April 2025
31 July 2023£93,222£65,357120 March 2024
31 July 2022£89,357£71,925126 April 2023
31 July 2021£85,424£56,45919 March 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
21B West Montrose Street, Helensburgh, Helensburgh, Argyll and Bute
Website supplied to OSCR
Not supplied
Parent charity
Not supplied

No direct external links on this profile. The official OSCR record and source documentation are available through BritDB’s dedicated source page.

05 Provenance

Source for this profile

© Crown Copyright and database right 2026. Contains information from the Scottish Charity Register supplied by the Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator and licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. BritDB is an independent service and does not claim to be the Scottish Charity Register.