01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC004883
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- Wider, but within one local authority area
- Volunteers
- 1-50 volunteers
- Staff
- 17
- Postcode
- AB54 8EQ
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
Gordon Rural Action (GRA) is a Charity based in Huntly supporting the areas of Garioch, Marr and Formartine with the aim of tackling poverty and inequality. GRA Community Support Hub uses a holistic approach to tackling poverty, giving people the opportunity to make positive decisions about their financial situation through increased independence and empowerment. This includes. managing their finances, moving out of debt, improved employability through new skills, reduced loneliness and isolation through being involved in and more integrated into their community and ultimately actively work out of poverty.
Charitable purposes
- the prevention or relief of poverty
- the advancement of education
- the advancement of citizenship or community development
- the advancement of human rights, conflict resolution or reconciliation
- the advancement of environmental protection or improvement
- the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage
Beneficiaries
- Children or young people
- Older People
- People with disabilities or health problems
- Other defined groups
- No specific group, or for the benefit of the community
Activities
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
The object of benefiting the community of Gordon District by: - (a) Advancing the education of the public in matters relating to mental, physical and social welfare. (b) Helping relieve poverty. (c) Advancing social, ecological and environmental improvements including reclamation of land, mitigation of pollution, research development and implementation of waste management practices and improvement to the environment.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £1,189,325 | £529,861 | 17 | 11 December 2025 |
| 31 March 2024 | £500,477 | £395,574 | 17 | 20 December 2024 |
| 31 March 2023 | £326,963 | £330,365 | 17 | 31 October 2023 |
| 31 March 2022 | £286,467 | £205,544 | 17 | 15 September 2022 |
| 31 March 2021 | £153,243 | £162,057 | 17 | 20 December 2021 |
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
- 55, Gordon Street, Huntly, Aberdeenshire
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.gordonruralaction.org.uk
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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