OSCR Scottish charity profile

Uist & Barra Foodbank

ActiveCharity number SC047999
Registered14 December 2017
Main locationWestern Isles
Legal formSCIO (Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation)

01 Identity

Scottish charity record

Snapshot 25 August 2026
OSCR charity number
SC047999
Status
Active
Regulatory type
Standard
Designated religious body
No
Geographical spread
Wider, but within one local authority area
Volunteers
1-50 volunteers
Staff
1
Postcode
HS8 5SH

02 Purpose and work

What the charity exists to do

We are set up to provide food for those in need as referred to us by statutory agencies or individuals.

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

Activities

  • It carries out activities or services itself

Constitutional objectives

The Foodbank objects are: (a) The Prevention or relief of poverty. (b) The relief of those of need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage.

03 Annual returns

Income and expenditure history

5 periods
Year endIncomeExpenditureStaffReturn received
31 December 2025£12,286£16,496118 August 2026
31 December 2024£28,810£21,656120 August 2025
31 December 2023£13,733£19,02217 August 2024
31 December 2022£20,372£17,873119 August 2023
31 December 2021£29,107£18,692112 August 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
6 Beinn Mhor Cottages , Howmore, Isle of South Uist
Website supplied to OSCR
Not supplied
Parent charity
Not supplied

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05 Provenance

Source for this profile

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