01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC046273
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- Wider, but within one local authority area
- Volunteers
- 1-50 volunteers
- Staff
- 6
- Postcode
- KA8 0BS
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
Care & Share (C & S) began in 2008 as a collaboration between Riverside Church and the Ayrshire & Arran NHS Trust. Its initial aim was to support people affected by homelessness through providing a drop-in facility (with a meal) where health support could be provided and clients could be sign- posted to other relevant services. It has evolved over the past 17 years into an organisation providing a range of services to people in recovery from alcohol & drug issues and people affected by homelessness. The core event each week is the drop-in facility where people can access a variety of different social care, health care and financial services on a one-stop-shop basis. C & S is a central component of South Ayrshire’s alcohol and drug strategy and implements the Scottish Government Recovery Oriented System of Care (ROSC). C & S won the COSLA Gold Award in 2009 for its innovative practice.
Charitable purposes
- the prevention or relief of poverty
- the advancement of education
- the advancement of religion
- the advancement of health
- 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
- Children or young people
- Older People
- People with disabilities or health problems
- Other defined groups
- Other charities or voluntary bodies
Activities
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
4 The organisation is established for charitable purposes only, and in particular, the objects are: 4.1 the prevention and relief of poverty. 4.2 the advancement of education. 4.3 the promotion of health. 4.4 the relief of those in need by reason of youth, age, ill health, disability, financial hardship, or other disadvantage. 4.5 the advancement of citizenship or community development, and 4.6 the advancement of religion
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £196,101 | £209,342 | 6 | 30 December 2025 |
| 31 March 2024 | £188,382 | £179,446 | 6 | 2 December 2024 |
| 31 March 2023 | £134,159 | £176,686 | 6 | 31 December 2023 |
| 31 March 2022 | £146,236 | £132,908 | 6 | 31 December 2022 |
| 31 March 2021 | £148,334 | £127,221 | 6 | 31 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
- c/o Riverside Church, John Street, Ayr
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.riversidecommunitytrust.org.uk
- Parent charity
- Riverside Evangelical Church · SC007616
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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