01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC022555
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- A specific local point, community or neighbourhood
- Volunteers
- 0 volunteers
- Staff
- 1
- Postcode
- TD14 5PH
OSCR note: This SCIO was incorporated on the 05 January 2015 as a result of a Change to SCIO application by St Abbs Community Trust SC022555, which was a Trust registered as a charity since 14 April 1994.
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
To promote the general good of the community in St Abbs and its environs and to assist the work of statutory authorities and voluntary organisations in advancing education, furthering health, social work and recreation. To manage and maintain, on behalf of the community, all owned assets including. the Ebba Community Centre, putting green, stores, steps and land. The charity's main activities in relation to the above are: The employment and management of an Administrator to assist in the running of the Ebba Community Centre and the fulfilling of financial and regulatory responsibilities. Utilisation of the Ebba Centre hall for village, charitable and commercial events. Maintenance and support of a café facility within the Centre. Raising funds for Trust purposes through hall hire, café rental, grants and fund raising activity. Facilitating local and external educational and recreational group activity.
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of education
- 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
Beneficiaries
- No specific group, or for the benefit of the community
- Other charities or voluntary bodies
Activities
- It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations
Constitutional objectives
To promote the general good of the community in St Abbs and its environs and without prejudice to the foregoing generality, to assist the work of statutory authorities and voluntary organisations engaged in advancing education, furthering health, social work and recreation. Engaging in the preservation, promotion and help in relieving poverty, sickness or distress, and in pursuing any objects which are now or hereafter to be deemed by law to be charitable
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £15,359 | £17,912 | 1 | 23 July 2025 |
| 31 March 2024 | £14,878 | £20,639 | 1 | 17 June 2024 |
| 31 March 2023 | £16,738 | £19,994 | 1 | 31 August 2023 |
| 31 March 2022 | £13,400 | £8,614 | 1 | 14 July 2022 |
| 31 March 2021 | £15,886 | £6,838 | 1 | 23 September 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
- Ebba Centre, St Abbs, Eyemouth, Berwickshire
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.ebbacentre.weebly.com
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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