Charity Details

Unison Welfare

SC038305Registered charity from 04 June 2007

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Charity Information:

Address UNISON Centre
130 Euston Road
London

Postcode NW1 2AY

Website unison.org.uk/welfare

Regulatory Type Cross-Border

Link to Charity Commission https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/charity-commission

Object:

3. (a) The object of Unison Welfare shall be to afford in cases of poverty or distressed circumstances, assistance to the Beneficiaries; (b) In furtherance of the foregoing object the Board of Trustees may:- (i) make grants of money or goods or make interest free or reduced interest loans or give other direct financial assistance to Beneficiaries (ii) lease acquire endow maintain or pay for (A) convalescent accommodation (B) residential care accommodation for the benefit of:- (1) in the case of convalescent accommodation:- i; (I) Beneficiaries who are recuperating from an illness (II) Beneficiaries who are in need of a temporary rest and change of air for the benefit of their health (III) Beneficiaries who by reason of age or other special needs require a holiday but who owing to lack of means would not otherwise be able to afford such a holiday (2) in the case of residential care accommodation:- (I) Beneficiaries who have retired and who by reason of incapacity or handicap require personal care and attention (II) the dependents or partners of the Beneficiaries referred to (I) above. (c) The Board of Trustees may at its discretion refuse to award assistance in any case or may refuse to admit any person or pay for any person's admission to convalescent accommodation or residential care accommodation and shall not be bound to assign any reason for so doing. (d) The Board of Trustees shall decide in its absolute discretion whether any person is or was a dependant or partner of a member. 4. (a) The Board of Trustees may, out of the property held by it and the income thereof make such provision for the attainment of the objects set out in Rule 3 as it may from time to time determine. (b) The Board of Trustees may do all acts or things which they may deem necessary or desirable for attaining the objects of Unison Welfare.

Operations:

Charity Status: Active

Constitutional Form: Unincorporated association

Constitutional Form Date: 04 Jun 2007

Main Operating Location: Outwith Scotland

Number of Staff: 12

Purposes: "the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage"

Beneficiaries: "Other defined groups"

Types Of Activity Undertaken: "It makes grants, donations, loans, gifts or pensions to individuals", "It carries out activities or services itself"

Annual Submissions:

Year End	Income	Expenditure	Annual Return Received	Accounts Received	Latest Annual Reports and Accounts
31 Dec 2021	£2,257,431	£2,030,392	11 Jul 2022	Yes
31 Dec 2022	£2,146,802	£1,915,165	01 Jun 2023	Yes
31 Dec 2023	£1,635,701	£1,809,344	10 Jul 2024	Yes
31 Dec 2024	£1,779,278	£1,996,181	28 Sept 2025	Yes	Published accounts can be found on the Charity Commission website
31 Dec 2025			No	Annual Information due by 30 Sept 2026
If an annual return has been received on time (within nine months of the Year End Date), the 'Annual Return Received' box is green . If an annual return is late, the box is red .

Income and Expenditure:

Charity Trustees:

First Name	Last Name
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