OSCR Scottish charity profile

Eilean Siar Foodbank [SCIO]

ActiveCharity number SC053013
Registered14 December 2023
Main locationWestern Isles
Legal formSCIO (Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation)

01 Identity

Scottish charity record

Snapshot 25 August 2026
OSCR charity number
SC053013
Status
Active
Regulatory type
Standard
Designated religious body
No
Geographical spread
A specific local point, community or neighbourhood
Volunteers
1-50 volunteers
Staff
1
Postcode
HS1 2JA

02 Purpose and work

What the charity exists to do

The organisation's purposes are:(a) The prevention or relief of poverty by distributing food aid and where required utility aid and essential child care items (b) The relief of those in need by reason of financial or other hardship through direct aid or signposting to other relevant agencies (c) To assist other local foodbanks where required with provision of practical items relating to their role or food items for persons in need elsewhere within the Western Isles community

Charitable purposes

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

Beneficiaries

  • No specific group, or for the benefit of the community

Activities

  • It carries out activities or services itself

Constitutional objectives

4 The organisation's purposes are: (a) The prevention or relief of poverty by distributing food aid and where required utility aid and essential child care items (b) The relief of those in need by reason of financial or other hardship through direct aid or signposting to other relevant agencies (c) To assist other local foodbanks where required with provision of practical items relating to their role or food items for persons in need elsewhere within the Western Isles community

03 Annual returns

Income and expenditure history

2 periods
Year endIncomeExpenditureStaffReturn received
31 December 2025£31,254£30,96819 July 2026
31 December 2024£91,356£27,364120 September 2025

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
15 Keith Street, Stornoway
Website supplied to OSCR
Not supplied
Parent charity
Not supplied

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05 Provenance

Source for this profile

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