01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC049712
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Cross Border
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- Scotland and other parts of the UK
- Volunteers
- Not supplied
- Staff
- 607
- Postcode
- YO30 6WP
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
Charitable purposes
- the prevention or relief of poverty
- the advancement of citizenship or community development
- 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 advancement of human rights, conflict resolution or reconciliation
Beneficiaries
- Older People
- No specific group, or for the benefit of the community
Activities
- It makes grants, donations, loans, gifts or pensions to individuals
- It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations
Constitutional objectives
1.1 to prevent and to relieve poverty and other necessitous circumstances 1.2 to relieve those in need because of youth, age, ill-health (whether mental or physical), disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage 1.3 to undertake and carry on such activities as are calculated to ameliorate unsatisfactory living conditions, social unrest or disharmony amongst the public 1.4 to provide or assist in the provision of facilities for recreation or other leisure time occupation in the interests of social welfare for the public at large. Nothing in these articles shall authorise an application of the property of the Charity for purposes which are not charitable in accordance with section 7 of the Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act 2005 and/or section 2 of the Charities Act (Northern Ireland) 2008.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | £36,523,000 | £79,151,000 | 607 | 3 August 2026 |
| 31 December 2024 | £35,057,000 | £57,115,000 | 607 | 26 August 2025 |
| 31 December 2023 | £35,981,000 | £49,179,000 | 607 | 18 September 2024 |
| 31 December 2022 | £37,363,000 | £45,467,000 | 607 | 5 September 2023 |
| 31 December 2021 | £34,225,000 | £45,207,000 | 607 | 29 September 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
- The Homestead, 40 Water End, York
- Website supplied to OSCR
- Not supplied
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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