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Be Someone's Santa (SCIO)

SC051401Registered charity from 17 November 2021
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Charity Information Operations Annual Submissions Income and Expenditure Charity Trustees
Charity Information:
Address 48 Gordon Drive
Glasgow
Postcode G443TN
Website www.besomeonessanta.com
Regulatory Type Standard
Object:
Purposes 4 The organisation's purposes are: 4.1 The relief from the pressure and stigma of living in poverty around Christmas time by providing gifts for specifically nominated children and young people living in poverty in Glasgow. 4.2 To support the families/carers of children and young people living in Glasgow who are unable to provide gifts for their children at Christmas time due to ill health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage. 4.3 To support the efforts of local social services in ensuring those children and young people who meet the criteria for assistance are adequately provided for at Christmas time.
Operations:
What the charity is set up to do and how it does this:
Be Someone’s Santa SCIO is a Scottish charity dedicated to ensuring that children and young people living in poverty experience the joy, dignity and excitement of Christmas. We support families who are struggling financially and who may otherwise be unable to provide gifts or festive essentials for their children. We do this by working in partnership with schools, social workers, health professionals and community organisations who identify families most in need. Through donations from individuals, businesses and volunteers, we provide new toys, gifts, books and essentials that are age-appropriate and chosen with care. Our aim is not only to relieve financial pressure, but to bring happiness, hope and a sense of being cared for at what can be a very difficult time of year.
Charity Status: Active
Constitutional Form: SCIO (Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation)
Constitutional Form Date: 17 Nov 2021
Main Operating Location: Glasgow City
Number of Staff: 0
Number of Volunteers: 1-50
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: "Children or young people"
Types Of Activity Undertaken: "It makes grants, donations, loans, gifts or pensions to individuals"
Annual Submissions:
Year End Income Expenditure Annual Return Received Accounts Received Latest Annual Reports and Accounts
31 Mar 2023 £9,530 £2,411 30 Dec 2023 Yes
31 Mar 2024 £11,756 £4,034 31 Dec 2024 Yes
31 Mar 2025 £19,940 £9,256 31 Dec 2025 Yes Download
31 Mar 2026 No Annual Information due by 31 Dec 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
Greg Fyans
Amanda Conway
Lianne Dewar
Julie Hamilton McKechnie
Robert Ferguson
Jennifer Bannerman
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