Scottish Grocers Federation Benevolent Fund SCIO
Also known as: SGF Benevolent Fund
- Country
- Scotland
- Charity number
- SC047273
- Status
- Active
- Reporting
- Up to date Last filed Sept. 15, 2026. Filing history
- Registered
- March 23, 2017
- Legal form
- SCIO (Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation)
Address
- Address
- Federation House
222/224 Queensferry Road
Edinburgh
EH4 2BN
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 SGF Benevolent Fund is on hand to offer financial assistance to those in times of hardship who have previously worked in the Scottish grocery trade. Grants are made available to those who meet the criteria.
Beneficiaries: 'Children or young people','Older People','People with disabilities or health problems','Other defined groups'
Objectives: 4 The organisation's purposes are the prevention or relief of poverty and the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage by providing pensions, financial assistance, grants of money or otherwise to: 4.1 any person who has worked for at least 6 continuous months in the independent grocery trade in Scotland, and/or the dependants of such persons. 4.2 any other charitable body (including, without limitation, GroceryAid) which provides support to (a) those in necessitous circumstances who work or have worked within the independent grocery trade in the United Kingdom, and (b) the dependants of such persons. 4.3 the family or friends of any person (which person would have qualified under clause 4.1) for funeral or other costs relating to such person's death in service. and 4.4 give support for training to any person who has worked for at least 6 continuous months in the independent grocery trade in Scotland, and/or the dependants of such persons.
Geography
- Main operating location
- City of Edinburgh
- Geographical spread
- Operations cover all or most of Scotland
Finances
| Period end | Filed | Income | Expenditure |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec. 31, 2025 | Sept. 15, 2026On time | £19,060 | £17,360 |
| Dec. 31, 2024 | June 5, 2025On time | £18,504 | £17,288 |
| Dec. 31, 2023 | July 26, 2024On time | £17,844 | £33,569 |
| Dec. 31, 2022 | June 27, 2023On time | £15,301 | £9,539 |
| Dec. 31, 2021 | May 27, 2022On time | £15,332 | £32,977 |
| Dec. 31, 2020 | July 28, 2021 | £33,700 | £22,488 |
Due dates are 9 months after the year end, OSCR's deadline, so they don't allow for any extension OSCR has granted.