01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC016109
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- Wider, but within one local authority area
- Volunteers
- 51-100 volunteers
- Staff
- 1
- Postcode
- KY10 3DJ
OSCR note: This SCIO was incorporated on 12 December 2013 as a result of a Change to SCIO application by SC016109 Anstruther Improvements Association, which was an unincorporated association registered as a charity since 10 December 1991.
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
We are a community-led membership SCIO. Our aim is to support a thriving and resilient community, helping to improve Anstruther for all. We offer a range of events and activities for the community, engage in project work within our geographic area and manage a landmark heritage building for the benefit of the community. Our Anster Community Development Project has four key outcomes: People feel more connected to each other and to a sustainable, resilient community. People feel supported to take action and make things happen. People have more opportunities for volunteering and feel supported to do so. People improve their quality of life, therefore experience greater wellbeing.
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of citizenship or community development
- the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science
Beneficiaries
- No specific group, or for the benefit of the community
Activities
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
The Charitable Purposes of the SCIO ('the Charitable Purposes') are to benefit the communities of and visitors to the former Burghs of Anstruther Easter, Anstruther Wester and Kilrenny (“the Area') by: 3.1.1 protecting, managing and developing community buildings in the Area. 3.1.2 advancing heritage, culture and the environment of the Area. 3.1.3 advancing community development in the Area through educational and social events. and 3.1.4 promoting the effectiveness and/or efficiency of other charities working inter alia within the Area in furtherance of these Charitable Purposes.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | £128,988 | £101,265 | 1 | 18 May 2026 |
| 31 December 2024 | £130,195 | £86,435 | 1 | 5 May 2025 |
| 31 December 2023 | £60,605 | £70,464 | 1 | 26 July 2024 |
| 31 December 2022 | £46,308 | £58,943 | 1 | 29 April 2023 |
| 31 December 2021 | £139,640 | £36,858 | 1 | 23 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
- Dreel Halls , High Street West, Anstruther, Fife
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.anstrutherimprovements.org
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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