The North East Scotland Police Welfare Fund (NESPWF) was formed in July 2014, initially with funds donated from the former Grampian Police Welfare Fund, which folded when Grampian Police became Police Scotland on 1 April 2013. The Fund is a Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation or SCIO, Scottish Charity SC044963, registered with the Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator (OSCR).
The Charity received additional funds in June 2015 when the Diced Cap Charity was wound up.
In May 2016 the charity received revenue income from the George Russel Trust and in August that Trust was dissolved and NESPWF received a further large donation.
In July 2018, the charity received a donation following the winding-up of the former Grampian Police Sports and Recreation Club.
The NESPWF is administered by a Management Board of Trustees.
The NESPWF is closely linked to, yet independent of the North East Branch of the Retired Police Officers’ Association Scotland, www.rpoasnortheast.co.uk.
Purpose of the Fund
The organisation’s purposes are:
A The prevention or relief of hardship by providing financial assistance in conditions of need to:
I Former Officers and members of the Special Constabulary (and/or their dependants) of Grampian Police or its constituent Forces, or the Police Service of Scotland (North East Division), or any future Police administrative divisions covering the same area of North East Scotland.
II Former members of Police Support Staff (and/or their dependants) of the Police Forces as specified above.
III Widows or widowers (and/or their dependants) of former officers of the Police Forces as specified above.
IV Widows or widowers (and/or their dependants) of former members of Police Support Staff of the Police Forces as specified above.
V Any other person (and/or their dependants) having had some connection with the Police Forces as specified above, whether Police Officer or Police Support Staff
B
I To support charities whose purposes include the provision of benefit to persons (and/or their dependants) who have or have had some connection with Police Forces covering the North East of Scotland
II To support organisations or bodies who have themselves provided support to persons (and/or their dependants) who have or have had some connection with Police Forces covering the North East of Scotland.
III To support persons (and/or their dependants) who have had some connection with Police Forces covering the North East of Scotland, whom the Committee consider would, in all the circumstances, benefit thereby from an improved quality of life.
The above are all Qualifying Beneficiaries of the Fund.