01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC013440
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- A specific local point, community or neighbourhood
- Volunteers
- 1-50 volunteers
- Staff
- 19
- Postcode
- PA16 0XX
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
We are a local community centre which is set up to tackle social isolation and financial and food poverty. We provide a wide range of classes, courses, activities and services including a community cafe, community shop and community garden.
Charitable purposes
- the prevention or relief of poverty
- the advancement of education
- the advancement of health
- the advancement of citizenship or community development
- the advancement of environmental protection or improvement
Beneficiaries
- Children or young people
- Older People
- People with disabilities or health problems
- Other charities or voluntary bodies
Activities
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
To provide in the interests of social welfare facilities for recreation and other leisure time occupation available to the public at large within the Branchton area of Greenock with a view to improving their conditions of life. To advance education To promote training in skills of all kinds particularly such skills as will assist residents of the operating area in obtaining paid employment. To relieve the needs of persons suffering from mental or physical disability, illness or impairment. To relieve poverty To promore, establish, operate and / or support other schemes of a charitable nature for the benefit of all sections of the community within the operating area.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £362,567 | £354,281 | 19 | 9 December 2025 |
| 31 March 2024 | £338,697 | £335,063 | 19 | 27 December 2024 |
| 31 March 2023 | £261,332 | £344,841 | 19 | 23 December 2023 |
| 31 March 2022 | £394,065 | £305,655 | 19 | 29 December 2022 |
| 31 March 2021 | £354,577 | £321,783 | 19 | 30 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
- 78 Branchton Road, Greenock
- Website supplied to OSCR
- https://www.facebook.com/BranchtonCC/
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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