01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC042739
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- A specific local point, community or neighbourhood
- Volunteers
- 0 volunteers
- Staff
- 0
- Postcode
- KW17 2DG
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
Friends of Kalisgarth exists to provide support in Westray mainly for the benefit of those who live at Kalisgarth Care Centre because they are in need of extra support due to disability and/or advancing age or frailty. One of the main objects of the Friends of Kalisgarth group is to fund activities and purchase goods and services not normally provided by Orkney Islands Council. These ‘extras’ or ‘additional’ purchases are solely for the benefit of the service users to enhance their quality of life. The group also promote understanding of the function of Kalisgarth and the services it provides and the values of dignity and being socially included.
Charitable purposes
- 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 makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations
Constitutional objectives
To relieve those in need by reason of age, ill-health or disability in the community of Westray and in particular in Kalisgarth Care Centre by:- (a) promoting an understanding in the community of the function of Kalisgarth Care Centre and the values of social inclusion and dignity. (b) promoting the social ambience of Kalisgarth Care Centre and the needs of the service users and the contribution they can make to the wider community. (c) promoting and running additional activities, goods and services not provided for by statutory bodies, solely for the benefit of service users to further enhance their quality of life. (d) co-ordinating fund raising and allocating expenditure to further the objects of the Group.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £3,088 | £3,188 | 0 | 22 December 2025 |
| 31 March 2024 | £6,390 | £22,906 | 0 | 20 December 2024 |
| 31 March 2023 | £1,849 | £2,370 | 0 | 18 December 2023 |
| 31 March 2022 | £5,449 | £2,054 | 0 | 31 December 2022 |
| 31 March 2021 | £5,140 | £8,422 | 0 | 10 December 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
- Kalisgarth Care Centre, Pierowall, Westray, 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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