01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC003406
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- A specific local point, community or neighbourhood
- Volunteers
- 1-50 volunteers
- Staff
- 1
- Postcode
- IV30 5TA
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
To manage assets entrusted to the residents of Hopeman and to generate income which can be used for the maintaining of these assets and for the wider benefit of the local community.
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of education
- the advancement of health
- the advancement of citizenship or community development
- the provision of recreational facilities, or the organisation of recreational activities, with the object of improving the conditions of life for the persons for whom the facilities or activities are primarily intended
- the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage
Beneficiaries
- No specific group, or for the benefit of the community
Activities
- It makes grants, donations, loans, gifts or pensions to individuals
- It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
2 The objects of The Association shall be:- (a) to promote the wellbeing of the community resident in the village of Hopeman (hereinafter referred to as 'the neighbourhood') without distinction of age, sex, sexual orientation, gender reassignment marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity disability, race, or of, religion or belief political or other opinions, by associating voluntary organisations and residents in a common effort to further health and welfare, to advance education, to provide meeting places and facilities for physical and mental training and recreation, and social, moral and intellectual development. and to foster a community spirit for the achievement of those and other such objects as may be, by law, deemed to be charitable. (b) to safeguard the welfare of children in its care or the care of those associated with the Association and to work together with the community to protect children for harm, abuse or exploitation and recognise the difference and diversity present in children and respect their rights. (c) to be responsible for the maintenance and management of Hopeman Memorial Hall which was erected by the people of Hopeman in grateful and affectionate remembrance of the soldiers and sailors of the district who fell in the war of1918,and with the objects of using the said Memorial Hall to promote the benefit of the inhabitants of Hopeman without distinction of sex or race or of political, religious or other opinions by providing facilities in the interests of social welfare for recreation and leisure-time occupation in order to improve the conditions of life for the said inhabitants. (d) to exercise overall responsibility in conjunction with the Trustees for that area of ground on the Southside of Forsyth Street, Hopeman, described in theFeu Charter by Lt-Col, TR Gordon Duff in favour of Trustees for the Hopeman Amenities Association, and at present held by Trustees on behalf of the Hopeman Community Association, and leased
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 September 2025 | £82,462 | £84,206 | 1 | 29 June 2026 |
| 30 September 2024 | £85,916 | £71,712 | 1 | 30 June 2025 |
| 30 September 2023 | £68,917 | £59,476 | 1 | 28 June 2024 |
| 30 September 2022 | £54,960 | £54,187 | 1 | 30 June 2023 |
| 30 September 2021 | £22,841 | £33,943 | 1 | 30 June 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
- 3 Manse Road, Hopeman, Moray
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.hopeman.org.uk
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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