01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC020223
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- Wider, but within one local authority area
- Volunteers
- 1-50 volunteers
- Staff
- 1
- Postcode
- IV63 6TP
OSCR note: This SCIO was incorporated on 30 August 2012 as a result of a Change to SCIO application by SC020223 Glen Urquhart Rural Community Association, which was an unincorporated association registered as a charity since 29 May 1992.
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
Glen Urquhart Rural Community Association (GURCA) is a development trust, led by a Board of elected Trustees and has over 400 members. Since the 1940s, GURCA is where people have shared ideas to build on what we have around us in Glen Urquhart. GURCA works together on projects that bring positive change. As a result of these projects GURCA has acquired a number of assets and looks after or develops these assets on behalf of the community. The Board of Trustees identify where grant funding is required and then undertake the work required to apply for these grants. Once the grant applications are successful the Trustees deliver the projects to achieve the outcomes required to meet the grant criteria.
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of education
- the advancement of citizenship or community development
- 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 advancement of environmental protection or improvement
Beneficiaries
- No specific group, or for the benefit of the community
Activities
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
The SCIO's purposes are to benefit the community of Glen Urquhart which comprises the Glen Urquhart Community Council area ('the Community') with the following objects: 4.1 The advancement of community development (including the advancement of rural regeneration) within the Community. 4.2 The advancement of education 4.3 The advancement of citizenship 4.4 The advancement of environmental protection or improvement 4.5 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. But only to the extent that the above purposes are consistent with the main purpose of furthering the achievement of sustainable development.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £212,844 | £160,020 | 1 | 25 November 2025 |
| 31 March 2024 | £211,289 | £195,508 | 1 | 5 December 2024 |
| 31 March 2023 | £113,951 | £114,499 | 1 | 31 October 2023 |
| 31 March 2022 | £60,953 | £38,392 | 1 | 15 November 2022 |
| 31 March 2021 | £358,793 | £348,311 | 1 | 28 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
- 21 Enrick Crescent, Kilmore, Drumnadrochit, Inverness
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.gurca.co.uk
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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