01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC043924
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- UK and overseas
- Volunteers
- 1-50 volunteers
- Staff
- 3
- Postcode
- G72 7NA
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
To provide support and assistance to Serving and Retired Fire Service personnel and their families at times of difficulty and need.
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
- Older People
- People with disabilities or health problems
Activities
- It makes grants, donations, loans, gifts or pensions to individuals
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
The SCIO’s purposes are to assist Beneficiaries (as defined in clause 111 below), who are in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage, by means of grants, information, advice and support and / or the provision of recreational facilities, or the organisation of recreational activities, with the object of improving the conditions of life for Beneficiaries and their families, for whom the facilities or activities are primarily intended, or otherwise. all by taking over and assuming the whole assets and liabilities and generally the whole undertaking of the charity know as the “Strathclyde Fire and Rescue Family support Trust”, charity number SC024296, (“the Previous Charity”) with a view to managing, discharging and generally dealing with the same in furtherance of the SCIO’s purposes thereafter and over a transitional period offering assistance initially to Beneficiaries that were also beneficiaries of the Previous Charity and expanding over time to offer assistance to the wider group of Beneficiaries.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £292,589 | £239,483 | 3 | 4 November 2025 |
| 31 March 2024 | £353,346 | £247,339 | 3 | 31 December 2024 |
| 31 March 2023 | £230,406 | £272,548 | 3 | 9 February 2024 |
| 31 March 2022 | £271,679 | £220,375 | 3 | 23 January 2023 |
| 31 March 2021 | £292,550 | £232,835 | 3 | 20 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
- Scottish Fire and Rescue Service HQ, Westburn Drive, Cambuslang, Glasgow
- Website supplied to OSCR
- sfrs-familysupport.org.uk
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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