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Description
The charitable purposes of RBLS are: 4.1.1 The prevention or relief of poverty amongst men or women who have at any time honourably served with any branch of the naval, military and air forces of the Crown (whether Regular or Reserve). Royal Observer Corps and members of HM Coastguard. the Merchant Navy. the Forces of Allied Nations. the Women’s Land Army. the Women’s Timber Corps. Bevin Boys, members of the War Widows Association or Adult Cadet Instructors and their spouses, partners and dependants, hereinafter referred to as “ex-Service men and women”. 4.1.2 The advancement of citizenship and community development by the encouragement of co-operation between ex-Service men and women and others supporting the objects of RBLS through the establishment of Branches, by promoting and encouraging volunteering and the principle of service to others and by perpetuating and honouring the memory of those who died in the service of their country through the education of the public and through acts of remembrance. 4.1.3 The relief of ex-Service men and women in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage. 4.1.4 The advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science by the promotion of music, including the music of pipe bands and military bands and the encouragement of participation in music by young people. by preserving war memorials and by promoting and parading ceremonial colours as a tribute to those ex-Service men and women who have died in the service of their country and as a symbol of belief in our common culture. 4.1.5 The advancement of public participation in sport. 4.1.6 The provision of recreational facilities and the organisation of recreational activities with the object of improving the conditions of life for ex-service men and women in particular and for members of the public generally. and 4.1.7 Any other purposes that reasonably may be regarded as analogous to any of the preceding purposes.
Also known as
- Legion Scotland
OSCR Charity number
Registered
Postcode
EH7 4HQ
Website
Latest income
£1,627,745 (on )
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This organisation record is part of a group of linked records that describe a single organisation. The organisation is linked to 2 active records and 0 inactive records, from 2 data sources.
What is an organisation identifier?
An organisation identifier is a unique piece of text that definitively identifies an organisation.
Examples include charity numbers and company numbers.
Identifiers are usually assigned by an external body like a regulator.
Findthatcharity uses the Org ID scheme to create identifiers.
GB-SC gives the scheme for this identifier (Scottish Charity Register), while SC003323 is the identifier for this organisation within the scheme.
This organisation has been classified using different categories:
Activities (OSCR)
- 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
Beneficiaries (OSCR)
- Older people
- People with disabilities or health problems
- Other defined groups
- Other charities or voluntary bodies
Purposes (OSCR)
- The prevention or relief of poverty
- The advancement of citizenship or community development
- The advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science
- The advancement of public participation in sport
- 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
- The relief of those in need by reason of age, ill health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage
- Any other purpose that may reasonably be regarded as analogous to any of the preceding purposes
International Classification of Non-profit and Third Sector Organizations (ICNP/TSO)
ICNP/TSO categories have been automatically assigned from a machine learning model, as part of the UK Charity Classification project.
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Social clubs and similar member-serving activities
G13
UK Charity Activity Tags
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Armed forces
AF -
Armed forces
AF» ArmyAF101 -
Armed forces
AF» NavyAF102 -
Armed forces
AF» VeteransAF104 -
Arts
AR -
Arts
AR» Performing artAR300» MusicAR303 -
Associations
AS -
Associations
AS» Youth GroupsAS300» CadetsAS301 -
Beneficiary group
BE» Widows; widowers and orphansBE112 -
Beneficiary group
BE» Young peopleBE115 -
Beneficiary group
BE» People with disabilitiesBE200 -
Charitable activities
CA» Policy campaigning and advocacyCA103 -
Charity and VCS support
CV» VolunteeringCV104 -
Economic and community development
EC» Community developmentEC101 -
Education
ED -
Health
HE -
Heritage
HR -
Leisure
LE» RecreationLE105 -
Leisure
LE» SportsLE106 -
Research
RS» ScienceRS103 -
Society
SO» CitizenshipSO101 -
Social welfare
SW» Individual povertySW105
| Year ending | Income (£) | Spending (£) |
|---|---|---|
| 1950-07-31 |
Registered as a charity |
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| 2017-10-31 | 1,781,546 | 1,062,758 |
| 2018-10-31 | 1,742,217 | 1,160,559 |
| 2019-10-31 | 1,812,101 | 1,257,426 |
| 2020-10-31 | 1,554,269 | 1,275,133 |
| 2021-10-31 | 1,288,932 | 1,017,024 |
| 2022-10-31 | 1,627,745 | 1,288,100 |
Data on funds and reserves are only available for financial years where the charity's income was more than £500,000.
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| Date | Funder | Amount awarded | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Dundee City Council
Common Good Fund |
£1,612
Nov 2017 |
Festival of Remembrance
Nov 2017 |
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Foundation Scotland
An Suidhe Wind Farm Community Fund |
£900 | Grant to Royal British Legion Scotland SCIO | ||
|
The National Lottery Community Fund
Home Front Recall |
£20,000
1 year |
Veteran Parades
Apr 2005 to Apr 2006 |
Data source
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- Dundee City Council (1 grant) | Licence | GrantNav Publisher page
- Foundation Scotland (1 grant) | Licence | GrantNav Publisher page
- The National Lottery Community Fund (1 grant) | Licence | GrantNav Publisher page
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