01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC049390
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- A specific local point, community or neighbourhood
- Volunteers
- 1-50 volunteers
- Staff
- 5
- Postcode
- AB33 8SH
OSCR note: This charity was established to replace Silver Circle (SC026204) Silver Circle (SC026204) has now wound up and passed its assets and liabilities to The Silver Circle SCIO (SC049390) which is a SCIO
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
Provide services to elderly and socially isolated members of local community, currently a weekly day centre, hospital voluntary driving scheme and weekly shopping bus.
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
- No specific group, or for the benefit of the community
Activities
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
4 Purposes The organisation's purposes are the development, promotion, funding and provision of such services as may from time to time be of benefit to those residents of Upper Donside as have need by reason of age, ill-health, infirmity, disability or other necessitous circumstance.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Total income | Donations | Charitable activities income | Trading income | Investment income | Other income | Total expenditure | Raising funds | Charitable activities spending | Other spending | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £67,857 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £66,970 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 5 | 31 October 2025 |
| 31 March 2024 | £89,643 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £63,218 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 5 | 12 October 2024 |
| 31 March 2023 | £59,600 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £50,234 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 5 | 30 November 2023 |
| 31 March 2022 | £39,263 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £33,968 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 5 | 14 November 2022 |
| 31 March 2021 | £33,346 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £32,108 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 5 | 11 January 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
- Beechwood Manse, Glenkindie, Alford, Aberdeenshire
- Website supplied to OSCR
- Not supplied
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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