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K.O.S.B. Association Funds

Country
Scotland
Charity number
SC033882
Status
Active
Reporting
Up to date Last filed June 12, 2026. Filing history
Registered
Dec. 13, 2002
Legal form
Company (the charity is registered with Companies House)

Address

Address
KOSB Regimental Headquarters
The Barracks Parade
Berwick-upon-Tweed
TD15 1DG

Activities

'It makes grants, donations, loans, gifts or pensions to individuals','It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations'

'the prevention or relief of poverty','the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage'

The Association has continued to support former members of the King's Own Scottish Borderers and their families and dependants in accordance with its aims and objectives. Applications from K.O.S.B. veterans and their families for welfare assistance and benevolence grants are processed and almonised by RHQ Scots, with financial assistance funded by the Association. The Association also organises and maintains the annual Minden Day Parade through Berwick-upon-Tweed each year.

Beneficiaries: 'Other defined groups'

Objectives: 3.2. Objects. Subject to Article 3.1, the Company’s objects are: (a) to relieve suffering, hardship and distress and promote the relief of need among (1) Beneficiaries and (2) the wives, widows, husbands, widowers, children and dependents of Beneficiaries by: (i) making grants of money, loans, guarantees and generally by any other financial methods. and (ii) generally by aiding, assisting and promoting the benefit of all such persons and of the Regiment in any manner which is charitable. (b) to hold, maintain, preserve, and supervise the use of Regimental Property.

Geography

Main operating location
Outwith Scotland
Geographical spread
UK and overseas

Finances

Period end Filed Income Expenditure Employees
Dec. 31, 2025 June 12, 2026On time £88,772 £100,652 4
Dec. 31, 2024 July 2, 2025On time £175,372 £161,835 4
Dec. 31, 2023 July 8, 2024On time £128,854 £160,381 4
Dec. 31, 2022 June 19, 2023On time £57,178 £90,085 2
Dec. 31, 2021 Aug. 18, 2022On time £53,657 £85,026 2
Dec. 31, 2020 June 24, 2021 £56,183 £74,201 2

Due dates are 9 months after the year end, OSCR's deadline, so they don't allow for any extension OSCR has granted.