OSCR Scottish charity profile

Grampian Branch Parachute Regimental Association

Known as Grampian P R A.

ActiveCharity number SC051541
Registered25 January 2022
Main locationAberdeenshire
Legal formUnincorporated association

01 Identity

Scottish charity record

Snapshot 25 August 2026
OSCR charity number
SC051541
Status
Active
Regulatory type
Standard
Designated religious body
No
Geographical spread
Scotland and other parts of the UK
Volunteers
1-50 volunteers
Staff
0
Postcode
AB106BF

02 Purpose and work

What the charity exists to do

The Grampian Branch of the Parachute Regimental Association exists to promote the efficiency of the Parachute Regiment and Airborne Forces by charitable means, including but not limited to fostering es-prit-de corps and maintaining contact between past and present members. To organise functions and activities to enable members to continue associations formed during their service, to perform welfare and benevolence work for members, either from own funds or in conjunction with Parachute Regiment and Airborne Forces charity or other similar charities. to assist in every way any corporate bodies associated with the Parachute Regiment and Airborne Forces whose objects would further the objects of the Branch and such other acts in furtherance of the above objects so far as the same are legally charitable.

Charitable purposes

  • the advancement of citizenship or community development
  • 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
  • Other defined groups

Activities

  • It makes grants, donations, loans, gifts or pensions to individuals
  • It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations
  • It carries out activities or services itself

Constitutional objectives

1. The Grampian Branch of the Parachute Regimental Association exists to promote the efficiency of the Parachute Regiment and Airborne Forces by any charitable means including but not limited to fostering esprit de corps and maintaining contact between past and present members. To relieve either generally or individually, persons who are serving, or who have served in The Parachute Regiment and Airborne Forces, or the dependants of such persons who are in conditions of need, hardship or distress. To commemorate and remember those members, or former members, of the Armed Forces of the Crown who have lost their lives or suffered injury, or put themselves at risk of loss of life or injury, in service to the public. To organise functions and activities to enable members to continue associations formed during their service with the Parachute Regiment and Airborne Forces. to perform welfare and benevolent work for members of the Parachute Regiment and Airborne Forces either from its own funds, or in conjunction with the Parachute Regiment and Airborne Forces charity or any other similar charity. to assist in every way any corporate bodies associated with the Parachute Regiment and Airborne Forces whose objects would further the objects of the Branch and such other acts in furtherance of the above objects so far as the same are legally charitable.

03 Annual returns

Income and expenditure history

4 periods
Year endIncomeExpenditureStaffReturn received
31 October 2025£6,838£5,119031 July 2026
31 October 2024£1,933£2,26003 July 2025
31 August 2023£1,939£2,337027 October 2023
31 August 2022£6,448£2,112019 October 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
10 Gairn Circle, Aberdeen
Website supplied to OSCR
Not supplied
Parent charity
The Parachute Regimental Association · 214015

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05 Provenance

Source for this profile

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