01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC007744
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- A specific local point, community or neighbourhood
- Volunteers
- 1-50 volunteers
- Staff
- 0
- Postcode
- IV17 0SG
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
Alness Community Association is a community-led charity dedicated to improving the quality of life for people in Alness and the surrounding district. We provide facilities, services and activities that promote community wellbeing, reduce social isolation, preserve local heritage and encourage civic participation. We run and support a range of community resources including the Alness and District Times community newspaper, community transport services through our minibus and community truck, meeting and civic spaces for local groups and events, and the Alness Heritage Centre and museum. Through these services we help residents stay connected, access support, celebrate local history and culture, and take part in community life. Our work is delivered by volunteers, community representatives and local partnerships, ensuring that our activities respond directly to local needs and benefit people of all ages across the area.
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of education
- the advancement of health
- the advancement of citizenship or community development
- the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science
Beneficiaries
- Children or young people
- Older People
- People with disabilities or health problems
- No specific group, or for the benefit of the community
- Other charities or voluntary bodies
Activities
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
To promote for the benefit of the community resident in Alness and District (hereinafter called the 'neighbourhood'), the advancement of education, the protection of good health, both mental and physical, and the relief of poverty, by a) associating voluntary organisations and residents of the neighbourhood in a common effort to achieve the above Objects. b) Co-operating with local statutory Authorities in the maintenance and management of the Averon Centre, Perrins Centre and Crawl Park, for activities in furtherance of the objects of the company, and by co-operating in a like manner with such other community centres and facilities as may be established in the neighbourhood with a view to furthering the objects of the company.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 July 2025 | £119,878 | £81,354 | 0 | 27 May 2026 |
| 31 July 2024 | £76,619 | £81,604 | 0 | 10 April 2025 |
| 31 July 2023 | £76,271 | £73,041 | 0 | 28 February 2024 |
| 31 July 2022 | £60,285 | £80,942 | 0 | 15 June 2023 |
| 31 July 2021 | £31,072 | £77,377 | 0 | 5 October 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
- 102-106 High Street, Alness, Ross-Shire
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.alness.com
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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