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Fife Kidney Support Group, SC037210
Registered charity from 18 October 2005
There is important information in the notes section for this Charity
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This shows the latest contact address that OSCR has been given for the charity.Address153 BEATTY CRESCENT
Kirkcaldy
This is the latest postcode that the charity has supplied.PostcodeKY1 2HT
Shown where the charity has supplied us with a link to its website.WebsiteNo Link Provided
Charities are shown as Standard charities, Registered Social Landlords, or Cross-Border charities. These last two will link through to other Regulators’ websites, where you may be able to view the charity’s accounts.Regulatory Type Standard
This personalised charity registration logo can be downloaded free of charge and used on the charity’s website, email signatures and publications.OSCR Registration Logo
These are taken directly from the charity's constitution. A charity's objects describe what the charity has been legally set up to achieve. They do not necessarily describe all of the activities the charity carries out in order to achieve these objects. Object:
The objectives of the Group shall be to assist kidney patients resident in Fife by the provision or assistance in the provision of facilities and equipment, not normally provided by the health authority, as the trustees shall deem necessary. The provision of facilities for recreation and other leisure-time occupation in the interests of social welfare with a view to improving the conditions of life for persons who have need for such facilities. To raise awareness of the public in kidney disease and particular the donor scheme. Such other charitable purposes as the trustees shall in their absolute discretion determine. In furtherance of these objects the Group shall seek: a) To form a liaison between the Group and the Hospital Staff concerned with our members, and to liaise with any other organisation that will benefit our members and further the objectives of the Group. b) To support initiatives promoting organ donation and kidney health. c) To raise funds to support the above within the guidelines of local bye-laws.
Details of the charity's operations
Current status of the charity.Charity Status: Active
When the charity last submitted a change in information.Last Updated: 27 Feb 2024
Whether the charity is a Trust, Company, Unincorporated Association, SCIO, Educational Endowment, Industrial & Provident Society or Statutory Corporation, the date it became that form, and any previous forms it may have had.Constitutional Form: Unincorporated association
Constitutional Form Date: 18 Oct 2005
This best describes how local or widespread the work of the charity is.Geographical Spread: Wider, but within one local authority area
This local authority area in which the charity is currently operating.Main Operating Location: Fife
The Charity and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act sets out 15 charitable purposes and one analogous purpose.Purposes: "the advancement of health","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"
This lists which beneficiary groups the charity has identified as being the main focus of activities: children / young people, older people, people with disabilities or health problems, people of a particular ethnic or racial origin, other defined groups, no specific group or for the benefit of the community, other charities / voluntary bodies.Beneficiaries: "People with disabilities or health problems"
This sets out the types of activity undertaken by the charity from the following: 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, it does none of these.Types of activity undertaken: "It carries out activities or services itself"
Notes: Previous name Fife Hospitals Kidney Support Group from 18-10-2005 to 11-10-2018
Annual Information Submission History
The end of the financial year for which accounts and information has been requested. Year End The gross income for the period. Income Expenditure Annual Return Received The date the return was validated by OSCR. Accounts Received The accounts available to view have had personal data such as signatures and addresses redacted (blacked out) to comply with the requirements of the Data Protection Act 1998. The charity’s accounts are the responsibility of the charity trustees and any queries regarding the content of the accounts should be directed to the charity in the first instance. OSCR accepts no liability for the accuracy of the charity’s accounts nor any decision based upon them. Latest Accounts
27 Feb 2020 £12,547 £14,078 03 Apr 2020 Yes
27 Feb 2021 £1,721 £1,460 22 Sep 2021 Yes
27 Feb 2022 £3,047 £3,314 01 Nov 2022 Yes
27 Feb 2023 £1,346 £2,887 29 Oct 2023 Yes Not published by OSCR
27 Feb 2024 No Annual Information due by 27 Nov 2024
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