OSCR Scottish charity profile

North Highland Cancer Information and Support Centre SCIO

Known as NHCISC SCIO

ActiveCharity number SC048935
Registered3 January 2019
Main locationHighland
Legal formSCIO (Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation)

01 Identity

Scottish charity record

Snapshot 25 August 2026
OSCR charity number
SC048935
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
KW14 8AG
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OSCR note: This charity was established to replace North Highland Cancer Information and Support Centre- SC039687 (North Highland Cancer Information and Support Centre- SC039687) has now wound up and passed its assets and liabilities to (North Highland Cancer Information and Support Care SCIO, SC048935) which is a SCIO.

02 Purpose and work

What the charity exists to do

From our Constitution, our purposes are to alleviate the suffering and distress and advance the education of anyone affected by cancer and their relatives and friends, and to also: 1. Offer emotional support and information to persons affected by cancer 2. Support each other through personal experiences, giving time and space to talk about fear and grief. 3. Listen and respond with sensitivity, respecting confidentiality and not imposing personal preferences and values on others 4. Collect and disseminate information on all matters relating to cancer

Charitable purposes

  • the advancement of education
  • the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage

Beneficiaries

  • People with disabilities or health problems

Activities

  • It carries out activities or services itself

Constitutional objectives

3 The organisation's purposes are to alleviate the suffering and distress and advance the education of anyone affected by cancer and their relatives and friends in furtherance to: 3.1 To offer emotional support and information to persons affected by cancer 3.2 To. Support each other through personal experiences, giving time and space to talk about fear and grief. 3.3 To listen and respond with sensitivity, respecting confidentiality and not imposing personal preferences and values on others 3.4 Collect and disseminate information on all matters relating to cancer

03 Annual returns

Income and expenditure history

5 periods
Year endIncomeExpenditureStaffReturn received
30 June 2025£84,657£80,38229 December 2025
30 June 2024£33,317£39,666212 November 2024
30 June 2023£15,300£21,38922 October 2023
30 June 2022£27,643£14,031212 December 2022
30 June 2021£14,693£17,329211 October 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
5a High Street, Thurso
Website supplied to OSCR
www.nhcisc.org
Parent charity
Not supplied

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05 Provenance

Source for this profile

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