01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC042730
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- One or a few bases or facilities serving people who come from a broad area
- Volunteers
- 1-50 volunteers
- Staff
- 0
- Postcode
- KA13 6DR
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
Our charity was set up to provide gifts and days out to children and young people who have a diagnosed heart condition and are looked after by the cardiac team at the Royal Hospital for Sick Children, Glasgow.
Charitable purposes
- 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
- Children or young people
- People with disabilities or health problems
Activities
- It makes grants, donations, loans, gifts or pensions to individuals
Constitutional objectives
1. The trustees shall hold and apply the sum of £1.00 paid by us to them and such other funds and assets, as may from time to time be comprised in Trust Property, in trust for the following purposes - With the advice and direction of the cardiac admissions team and the cardiac support team of the children/young people or the parents or guardians of a child/young person who has been diagnosed with a heart problem and is receiving treatment from the cardiac team based within The Royal Hospital for Sick Children Glasgow. The aim is to provide the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage to fund a special wish that would make their hospital stay and their lives a little easier. Also, by providing recreational activities and short respite breaks for those families who have had a particularly difficult hospital stay to aid their overall mental and physical health. This will be at the discretion of the Trustees and the professional bodies named above.
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 October 2025 | £10,091 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £12,166 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 0 | 9 July 2026 |
| 31 October 2024 | £5,956 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £10,751 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 0 | 28 July 2025 |
| 31 October 2023 | £2,273,120 | £705,048 | £0 | £1,568,072 | £0 | £0 | £1,427,609 | £127,946 | £1,299,663 | £0 | 0 | 2 July 2024 |
| 31 October 2022 | £12,371 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £14,876 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 0 | 6 July 2023 |
| 31 October 2021 | £13,603 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £18,330 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 0 | 4 April 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
- 23 Ladyford Avenue, Kilwinning, Ayrshire
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.zakscottbraveheartfoundation.org.uk
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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