01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC048873
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- Wider, but within one local authority area
- Volunteers
- 1-50 volunteers
- Staff
- 2
- Postcode
- KY1 1XT
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
Care and Share Companionship (CSC) is a befriending charity that provides support and companionship for people over the age of 60 who are lonely and isolated and living in the Kirkcaldy area including Burntisland, Kinghorn and Dysart. We refer to our service users as our “Friends”. Our befriending support is provided by volunteers who are carefully matched to their Friends based on mutual interests and compatibility, and who build and maintain a relationship typically via home visits, telephone calls and an annual calendar of social events and activities.
Charitable purposes
- the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage
Beneficiaries
- Older People
- People with disabilities or health problems
Activities
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
4.1 The purpose of the SCIO is the relief of those of need by reason of age, ill health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage In furtherance, the SCIO will: 4.2. Provide practical and emotional support to older people and their families with an aim to combat loneliness and isolation. 4.3 Provide practical and emotional 1-1 support, to build rapport with service user, offer community integration, to benefit wellbeing within the family and wider community. 4.4 Provide respite to family members in the caring role when required.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £62,315 | £70,611 | 2 | 17 December 2025 |
| 31 March 2024 | £60,018 | £72,935 | 2 | 4 December 2024 |
| 31 March 2023 | £57,802 | £56,218 | 2 | 17 December 2023 |
| 31 March 2022 | £59,741 | £38,807 | 2 | 29 October 2022 |
| 31 March 2021 | £53,546 | £35,262 | 2 | 17 December 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
- New Volunteer House, 16 East Fergus Place, Kirkcaldy, Fife
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.careandsharecompanionship.org
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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