01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC002063
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- A specific local point, community or neighbourhood
- Volunteers
- 1-50 volunteers
- Staff
- 11
- Postcode
- AB39 3UL
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
The charity’s objective is to promote the advancement of education and to provide facilities for recreation and leisure for the benefit of those living in the Newtonhill area, in order to improve lives. To meet this objective the main activity is the maintenance and management of a community hall.
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of education
- the advancement of citizenship or community development
- the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science
- the advancement of public participation in sport
Beneficiaries
- No specific group, or for the benefit of the community
Activities
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
The objects of the association shall be: (a) To promote the benefit of the inhabitants of Newtonhill and environs without distinction of political, religious or other opinions, by associating with voluntary organisations and inhabitants in a common effort to advance education and to provide facilities in the interest of social welfare for recreation and leisure time occupation with the object of improving the conditions of life for the said inhabitants. (b) To secure the establishment, maintenance and management of a community hall for activities promoted by the association in furtherance of the above objects, or any of them. The association shall be non-party in politics and non-sectarian in religion.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | £221,153 | £177,217 | 11 | 2 July 2026 |
| 31 December 2024 | £163,111 | £166,224 | 11 | 16 September 2025 |
| 31 December 2023 | £128,118 | £146,386 | 11 | 23 September 2024 |
| 31 December 2022 | £156,774 | £173,004 | 11 | 6 December 2023 |
| 31 December 2021 | £122,348 | £72,385 | 11 | 24 August 2022 |
Figures are those reported by the charity and supplied in the OSCR bulk download. Blank facts remain distinct from zero.
04 Contact record
Principal office or trustees address
- Address supplied to OSCR
- Bettridge Centre
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.bettridgecentre.org.uk
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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