OSCR Scottish charity profile

The Tayside Branch - The Parachute Regimental Association

Known as Tayside Branch PRA

ActiveCharity number SC047317
Registered11 April 2017
Main locationDundee City
Legal formUnincorporated association

01 Identity

Scottish charity record

Snapshot 25 August 2026
OSCR charity number
SC047317
Status
Active
Regulatory type
Standard
Designated religious body
No
Geographical spread
Scotland and other parts of the UK
Volunteers
1-50 volunteers
Staff
0
Postcode
DD3 6TP

02 Purpose and work

What the charity exists to do

Provide Donations to Support the Paras, Hampers for Veteran's at Christmas, social for veterans via meeting and network. Promote regiment for purpose of recruiting. Attend events to support HQ of the parachute Regimental Association.

Charitable purposes

  • 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

  • Older People
  • Other defined groups
  • Other charities or voluntary bodies

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

1.1. a. The Tayside Branch of the Parachute Regimental Association exists for the purpose of furthering the interests of the Parachute Regiment and Airborne Forces and to organise functions and activities to enable Members to continue associations formed during their service with the Regiment and to perform welfare and benevolent work for members of the Regiment in need or distress, either from its own funds or in conjunction with the Airborne Forces Security Fund or any similar charity. to assist in every way any corporate bodies associated with the Parachute Regiment whose objectives would further the objects of the branch. and such other acts in the furtherance of the objects so far as the same are legally charitable. 1.1. b. In addition, any support will only be given to registered charities for the purpose of advancing community development and citizenship. 1.2 The Tayside Branch of the Parachute Regimental Association 'shall have the power to do all things necessary for the fulfilments of its objects'

03 Annual returns

Income and expenditure history

5 periods
Year endTotal incomeDonationsCharitable activities incomeTrading incomeInvestment incomeOther incomeTotal expenditureRaising fundsCharitable activities spendingOther spendingStaffReturn received
31 March 2025£3,684£0£0£0£0£0£3,372£0£0£0013 November 2025
31 March 2024£1,988£0£0£0£0£0£2,584£0£0£002 January 2025
31 March 2023£975£0£0£0£0£0£1,765£0£0£0019 November 2023
31 March 2022£631£0£0£0£0£0£1,150£0£0£0024 November 2022
31 March 2021£98£0£0£0£0£0£500£0£0£001 March 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
38 Regents House, Smillie Court, Dundee
Website supplied to OSCR
www.taysidepra.weekly.com
Parent charity
Parachute Regimental Association

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05 Provenance

Source for this profile

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