01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC055280
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- Wider, but within one local authority area
- Volunteers
- Not supplied
- Staff
- Not supplied
- Postcode
- PA19 1YX
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 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
The organisations purposes are: (a) To prevent or relieve poverty and financial hardship among individuals and families in Inverclyde. Particularly during peak celebrations by providing clothing, toys, gifts, Easter eggs and essential household goods and other items to those in need. (b) To relieve the needs of persons who are experiencing hardship due to financial, loneliness, ill health, disability, or who have been affected by fire, flooding or other emergencies or disasters, by providing practical assistance, goods, services and emotional support. (c) To advance community development and promote community wellbeing across Inverclyde by organising events, social activities and initiatives which reduce isolation and improve community cohesion. (d) To provide advice, information and signposting to individuals and families in need, providing public benefit of additional sources of support and services available to them specifically within the Inverclyde and surrounding areas.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not supplied | Not supplied | Not supplied | Not supplied | Not supplied | Not supplied | Not supplied | Not supplied | Not supplied | Not supplied | Not supplied | — | Not supplied |
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
- 87 Mathie Crescent, Gourock
- Website supplied to OSCR
- Not supplied
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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