01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC049015
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- Wider, but within one local authority area
- Volunteers
- 1-50 volunteers
- Staff
- 0
- Postcode
- IV1 1EA
OSCR note: This SCIO was incorporated on 01 February 2019 following the amalgamation of Morning Call (SC005570) and The Visiting Service of the North of Scotland (SC039555) The assets and liabilities of Morning Call (SC005570) and The Visiting Service of the North of Scotland (SC039555) now belong to Morning Call (SC049015)
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
To make a daily telephone call to any person who requires the reassurance that someone is going to check on them. If no reply then appropriate action is taken To arrange for any person who is lonely and isolated to have a regular visitor or a regular telephone befriender
Charitable purposes
- 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: 4.1. To establish a scheme, for the public benefit in and around Inverness and the Highlands and Islands of Scotland, by way of an organisation, which will (a) by arrangement telephone each morning mainly people of 60 years of age or older, to confirm that all is well with them and that they are not in need of any assistance. and' (b) to help and assist in the alleviating the loneliness and isolation of similar people arrange visits to their homes by suitably vetted volunteers. The scheme is absolutely charitable, open to all and non-discriminatory 4.2. To promote, operate and/or support other similar schemes and projects with wholly charitable purposes for the benefit of the local community and public at large.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £18,369 | £13,923 | 0 | 22 September 2025 |
| 31 March 2024 | £10,162 | £14,690 | 0 | 9 December 2024 |
| 31 March 2023 | £12,872 | £14,193 | 0 | 20 September 2023 |
| 31 March 2022 | £9,532 | £15,156 | 0 | 30 January 2023 |
| 31 March 2021 | £10,108 | £12,866 | 0 | 18 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
- Morning Call, Box 422, 8 Church Street, Inverness, Highland
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.morningcall.org.uk
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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