01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC008464
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- A specific local point, community or neighbourhood
- Volunteers
- 0 volunteers
- Staff
- 0
- Postcode
- TD6 9LJ
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
Income is for the benefit of helping those in the Parish of Bowden. This includes financial help at Christmas and supporting activities connected with children and the elderly in the parish.
Charitable purposes
- 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
- Older People
Activities
- It makes grants, donations, loans, gifts or pensions to individuals
- It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations
Constitutional objectives
For the prevention or relief of poverty by making grants towards the accommodation, maintenance or general welfare of any persons including children residing in the former Parish of Bowden For the provision of recreational facilities and/or the organisation of recreational activities in the former Parish of Bowden by awarding grants to those charitable organisations carrying out these objects in the former Parish of Bowden
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | £3,485 | £1,134 | 0 | 20 July 2026 |
| 31 December 2024 | £4,222 | £3,526 | 0 | 28 April 2025 |
| 31 December 2023 | £7,781 | £5,269 | 0 | 3 September 2024 |
| 31 December 2022 | £3,336 | £1,354 | 0 | 17 July 2023 |
| 31 December 2021 | £3,622 | £2,276 | 0 | 31 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
- Bowden & Melrose Parish Church, Weirhill, St Mary's Road, Melrose, Scottish Borders
- Website supplied to OSCR
- Not supplied
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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