OSCR Scottish charity profile

Sanquhar Senior Citizens

ActiveCharity number SC048657
Registered27 August 2018
Main locationDumfries And Galloway
Legal formSCIO (Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation)

01 Identity

Scottish charity record

Snapshot 4 November 2026
OSCR charity number
SC048657
Status
Active
Regulatory type
Standard
Designated religious body
No
Geographical spread
A specific local point, community or neighbourhood
Volunteers
1-50 volunteers
Staff
0
Postcode
DG4 6BZ

02 Purpose and work

What the charity exists to do

We have two main fundraisers each year and we provide a subsidized summer trip and Christmas party for older people in the community. Our small hall is used by many groups in the community and we keep the cost low.

Charitable purposes

  • 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

  • Older People

Activities

  • It carries out activities or services itself

Constitutional objectives

4 The organisation’s purposes are: The relief of those in need by reason of age through the provision of services and services for those aged 60 and over aimed at reducing isolation and increasing quality of life The relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage The provision of recreational facilities by managing and maintaining a hall which can be used by local groups for a variety of activities.

03 Annual returns

Income and expenditure history

5 periods
Year endTotal incomeDonationsCharitable activities incomeTrading incomeInvestment incomeOther incomeTotal expenditureRaising fundsCharitable activities spendingOther spendingStaffReturn received
31 August 2026£9,710£0£0£0£0£0£6,139£0£0£0024 October 2026
31 August 2025£8,208£0£0£0£0£0£8,540£0£0£0021 January 2026
31 August 2024£7,152£0£0£0£0£0£4,975£0£0£001 December 2024
31 August 2023£7,604£0£0£0£0£0£9,310£0£0£0028 November 2023
31 August 2022£8,138£0£0£0£0£0£4,479£0£0£0019 October 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
Sean Caer, Glasgow Road, Sanquhar, Dumfriesshire
Website supplied to OSCR
Not supplied
Parent charity
Not supplied
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05 Provenance

Source for this profile

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