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Moray Community Foundation

Country
Scotland
Charity number
SC051875
Status
Active
Registered
July 26, 2022
Legal form
SCIO (Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation)

Address

Address
Lower Whitefield House
Mosstowie
Elgin
Moray
IV30 8TX

Activities

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

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

The charity was set up as 'a fund of last resort' in 2023 to help families and individuals who had nowhere to turn to in the event of a financial emergency situation, or who had exhausted all avenues of possible public/government support. A similar fund operated in Moray during Covid, and it brought home to the Trustees of that fund who are also trustees of this charity, an acute awareness of the poverty prevalent in the Moray area. A website was set up and online donation and application forms were created. Business and individuals responded with generous donations which then allowed the charity to launch in July 2023. Other than very small payments of £240 for marketing materials the only outgoings for the charity relate to grant awards made to individuals and families. All applications require to be supported by a professional referrer eg Moray Council Money Advice Team, Social Work, Health Visitor who have an awareness of the financial emergency.

Beneficiaries: 'No specific group, or for the benefit of the community'

Objectives: The organisation's purposes are: To provide people living in hardship, in the Moray area, access to crisis intervention funding for items such as household equipment, food, fuel and other appropriate essential needs. To support the health and well-being of people facing socio-economic and cultural deprivation, in Moray. To support the advancement of education of people facing socio-economic and cultural deprivation, in Moray. To support the advancement of citizenship or community development of people facing socio-economic and cultural deprivation, in Moray.

Geography

Main operating location
Moray
Geographical spread
Wider, but within one local authority area

Finances

Period end Income Expenditure
July 31, 2025 £4,410 £9,975
July 31, 2024 £16,614 £16,145
July 31, 2023 £51,744 £1,190