01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC020138
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- Scotland and other parts of the UK
- Volunteers
- 1-50 volunteers
- Staff
- 0
- Postcode
- EH21 7PU
OSCR note: This SCIO was incorporated on 08 February 2016 as a result of a Change to SCIO application by SC020138 Mill Cottage Trust, which was a charitable trust registered as a charity since 05 May 1992.
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
The purposes of the Mill Cottage SCIO shall be: - 1. for the promotion of safety of all mountaineers and walkers (hereinafter referred to as “mountaineers”) in the Cairngorms and other parts of Scotland. and 2. for the ownership of Mill Cottage, by Feshiebridge (hereinafter referred to as the “cottage”) or the purchase, leasing or the acquiring of interests in or the taking of options over any property whatsoever for the provision of suitable accommodation to the mountaineers and by such provision to promote the education of groups using the accommodation in all aspects of safety and the environment and as such provide a suitable memorial for those who lost their lives in the mountains.
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of education
- the saving of lives
- the advancement of public participation in sport
Beneficiaries
- Children or young people
- Older People
- Other defined groups
Activities
- It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations
Constitutional objectives
1. for the promotion of safety of all mountaineers and walkers (hereinafter referred to as “mountaineers”) in the Cairngorms and other parts of Scotland. and 2. for the ownership of Mill Cottage, by Feshiebridge (hereinafter referred to as the “cottage”) or the purchase, leasing or the acquiring of interests in or the taking of options over any property whatsoever for the provision of suitable accommodation to the mountaineers and by such provision to promote the education of groups using the accommodation in all aspects of safety and the environment and as such provide a suitable memorial for those who lost their lives in the mountains.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2026 | £0 | £0 | 0 | Not supplied |
| 31 March 2025 | £30,150 | £7,810 | 0 | 22 December 2025 |
| 31 March 2024 | £29,571 | £14,388 | 0 | 23 December 2024 |
| 31 March 2023 | £26,285 | £11,508 | 0 | 12 September 2023 |
| 31 March 2022 | £30,105 | £6,789 | 0 | 10 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
- 20 Ravensheugh Road, Musselburgh
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.mountaineeringscotland/huts/millcottage
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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