# St Margaret Of Scotland Youth Group

## Details

- **Country:** Scotland
- **Charity number:** SC029806
- **Status:** Active
- **Legal form:** Unincorporated association
- **Registered:** Jan. 29, 2000
- **Register:** https://www.oscr.org.uk/about-charities/search-the-register/charity-details?number=SC029806


## Contact

- **Address:** 12 Jocelin Avenue, Bishopbriggs, Glasgow
- **Postcode:** G64 2FF



## Activities

**Activities:** &#x27;It carries out activities or services itself&#x27;

**Purposes:** &#x27;the prevention or relief of poverty&#x27;,&#x27;the advancement of education&#x27;,&#x27;the advancement of religion&#x27;,&#x27;the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage&#x27;

**What the charity does:** The charity is set up to fundraise to enable approx 80 young people to travel to Lourdes as helpers to enable the Pilgrimage from Glasgow to operate.  Each helper provides caring facilities for elderly, sick and disadvantaged people while on Pilgrimage in Lourdes.

**Beneficiaries:** &#x27;Children or young people&#x27;,&#x27;Older People&#x27;,&#x27;People with disabilities or health problems&#x27;

**Objectives:** The Group&#x27;s objects are the advancement of education and religion of young people by:  a. Working with and supporting the sick, disabled and elderly on the annual Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Glasgow pilgrimage to Lourdes  b. Teaching young people the importance of working as a team. to use initiative. to learn to give of their time freely and wholly for the benefit of others   c. Giving young people who may not have the opportunity due to financial constraints the chance of working abroad with the Group  d. Supporting the wider pilgrimage by sponsorship where appropriate





## Geography

- **Main operating location:** Glasgow City
- **Geographical spread:** UK and overseas






