01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC047047
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- Wider, but within one local authority area
- Volunteers
- 1-50 volunteers
- Staff
- 0
- Postcode
- IV212DE
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
We serve the local community by organising outings for elderly people and those with limited mobility: running fall prevention classes. and providing aids and adaptations to enable people to remain living in their own homes.
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of health
- 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
- No specific group, or for the benefit of the community
Activities
- It makes grants, donations, loans, gifts or pensions to individuals
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
The organisation's purposes are: 4.1 The advancement of health of those resident in the area of Wester Ross served by Gairloch and Aultbea Medical Practice extending from Mungasdale in the north to Letterewe and Grudie Bridge in the south comprising the villages of Gairloch, Poolewe, Aultbea and Laide and taking in all peninsular roads with the settlements along such roads (the Operating Area) through the implementation of purposes 4.2 and 4.3 following. 4.2 The organisation of recreational facilities and leisure time activity for persons resident in the Operating Area who have need of such facilities and activity by reason of their age, ill health, disability or other disadvantage with the object of improving the conditions of life of such persons. 4.3 The relief of those resident in the Operating Area in need by reason of age, ill health, disability or disadvantage through the provision by way of loan of wheelchairs (powered and manual) and other mobility aids in order to assist those in need to keep their independence and to allow them to remain connected to the community in which they live together with provision of advice and training in the use of such items.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 January 2025 | £17,827 | £10,630 | 0 | 4 October 2025 |
| 31 January 2024 | £16,351 | £10,146 | 0 | 22 October 2024 |
| 31 January 2023 | £8,738 | £10,891 | 0 | 12 October 2023 |
| 31 January 2022 | £8,701 | £7,252 | 0 | 29 October 2022 |
| 31 January 2021 | £13,376 | £22,157 | 0 | 10 October 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
- 7 Glebe Park, Gairloch, Ross-shire
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.gams.org.uk
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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