01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC047273
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- Operations cover all or most of Scotland
- Volunteers
- 0 volunteers
- Staff
- 0
- Postcode
- EH4 2BN
OSCR note: This charity was established to replace Scottish Grocers Federation Benevolent Fund (SC014216) Scottish Grocers Federation Benevolent Fund (SC014216) has now wound up and passed its assets and liabilities to Scottish Grocers Federation Benevolent Fund SCIO which is a SCIO
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
The SGF Benevolent Fund is on hand to offer financial assistance to those in times of hardship who have previously worked in the Scottish grocery trade. Grants are made available to those who meet the criteria.
Charitable purposes
- the prevention or relief of poverty
- 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
Activities
- It makes grants, donations, loans, gifts or pensions to individuals
- It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations
Constitutional objectives
4 The organisation's purposes are the prevention or relief of poverty and the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage by providing pensions, financial assistance, grants of money or otherwise to: 4.1 any person who has worked for at least 6 continuous months in the independent grocery trade in Scotland, and/or the dependants of such persons. 4.2 any other charitable body (including, without limitation, GroceryAid) which provides support to (a) those in necessitous circumstances who work or have worked within the independent grocery trade in the United Kingdom, and (b) the dependants of such persons. 4.3 the family or friends of any person (which person would have qualified under clause 4.1) for funeral or other costs relating to such person's death in service. and 4.4 give support for training to any person who has worked for at least 6 continuous months in the independent grocery trade in Scotland, and/or the dependants of such persons.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Total income | Donations | Charitable activities income | Trading income | Investment income | Other income | Total expenditure | Raising funds | Charitable activities spending | Other spending | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | £19,060 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £17,360 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 0 | 15 September 2026 |
| 31 December 2024 | £18,504 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £17,288 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 0 | 5 June 2025 |
| 31 December 2023 | £17,844 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £33,569 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 0 | 26 July 2024 |
| 31 December 2022 | £15,301 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £9,539 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 0 | 27 June 2023 |
| 31 December 2021 | £15,332 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £32,977 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 0 | 27 May 2022 |
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
- Federation House, 222/224 Queensferry Road, Edinburgh
- Website supplied to OSCR
- Not supplied
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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