01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC048001
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- UK and overseas
- Volunteers
- over 250 volunteers
- Staff
- 130
- Postcode
- IV16 9XJ
OSCR note: Update to charity name Blythswood Care 2017 from 14-12-2017 to 16-04-2018
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
We long to see people of all ages come to living faith in the Lord Jesus Christ and to see God transforming lives through Christian care. Our activities focus on the educational, practical and spiritual needs of the most vulnerable people.
Charitable purposes
- the prevention or relief of poverty
- the advancement of education
- the advancement of religion
- 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 makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
The purposes for which the Charity was established as a legal entity are 2.1.1. the advancement of the Christian religion in Scotland and the world for the public benefit. and 2.1.2. the relief of sickness and financial hardship and the promotion and preservation of good health for the public benefit in any part of the world, by the provision of funds, goods or services of any kind. 2.1.3. the promotion of education for the public benefit, particularly in the understanding of the Christian religion , by the printing, publishing, production and distribution of Christian literature and literacy materials.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2024 | £8,394,140 | £8,533,395 | 130 | 24 September 2025 |
| 31 December 2023 | £9,627,158 | £9,507,064 | 130 | 9 September 2024 |
| 31 December 2022 | £10,408,636 | £10,176,759 | 130 | 8 September 2023 |
| 31 December 2021 | £10,111,470 | £9,515,953 | 130 | 5 September 2022 |
| 31 December 2020 | £7,668,376 | £6,487,950 | 130 | 7 September 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
- Highland Deephaven Industrial Estate, Evanton, Ross-shire
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.blythswood.org
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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