01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC045619
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- Overseas only
- Volunteers
- 0 volunteers
- Staff
- 0
- Postcode
- EH54 6FT
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
' The Friends of Magale ' trustees and supporters aim to improve the lives of young people in the village of Magale in Eastern Uganda. The charity aims to improve the welfare and the educational opportunities of the young people mostly girls. These young people are mostly orphans while some are blind and others are albinos. Money is raised from car boots, donations and sponsorships. This year the money raised has been used to pay fees, food, uniforms, laptops for older students, water tanks, lightning conductors, fire extinguisers, beds, mattresses, computers, a TV and two keyboards.
Charitable purposes
- the prevention or relief of poverty
- the advancement of education
- the advancement of health
- the advancement of citizenship or community development
- 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 promotion of equality and diversity
Beneficiaries
- Children or young people
- People with disabilities or health problems
- People with a particular ethnic or racial origin
Activities
- It makes grants, donations, loans, gifts or pensions to individuals
- It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
The association's objects are: To relieve the poverty of the orphans in St. Angela Boarding Primary School, Magale, P.O.box 549, Mbale, Uganda. To assist orphans with disabilities including blindness and albinoism. To advance the education of the children To advance the health of the children To advance citizenship and community development within the orphanage. To promote equality and diversity by promoting education especially for girls beyond primary school. To provide recreational facilities to improve physical and mental well being.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £54,103 | £44,472 | 0 | 9 December 2025 |
| 31 March 2024 | £40,039 | £36,347 | 0 | 10 December 2024 |
| 31 March 2023 | £26,098 | £26,872 | 0 | 19 December 2023 |
| 31 March 2022 | £26,767 | £22,468 | 0 | 18 November 2022 |
| 31 March 2021 | £21,427 | £23,668 | 0 | 18 November 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
- 37, New Calder Mill Road, Livingston, West Lothian
- Website supplied to OSCR
- Not supplied
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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