01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC023120
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- More than one local authority area in Scotland
- Volunteers
- 1-50 volunteers
- Staff
- 0
- Postcode
- ML12 6ZD
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
BDCS's main objective is to stimulate public interest in, and care for, the beauty, history and character of the area of Biggar and its surroundings. We also seek to encourage the preservation, development and improvement of features of general public amenity or historic interest, and to encourage high standards of architecture and town planning in Biggar and the surrounding district. To pursue these ends we organise meetings and lectures, and try to advance these issues by cooperation with other local and national organisations.
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of citizenship or community development
- the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science
- the advancement of environmental protection or improvement
Beneficiaries
- No specific group, or for the benefit of the community
Activities
- It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
The objects of the society shall be to promote and encourage the following objects, by charitable means but not otherwise: a) To stimulate public interest in, and care for, the beauty, history and character of the area of the town and its surroundings. b) To encourage the preservation, development and improvement of features of general public amenity or historic interest. c)To encourage high standards of architecture and town planning in Biggar and the surrounding district. d) To pursue these ends by means of meetings, exhibitions, lectures, publications, competitions, conferences and publicity, and the promotion of other schemes of a charitable nature.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 July 2025 | £952 | £1,120 | 0 | 30 June 2026 |
| 31 July 2024 | £363 | £368 | 0 | 28 April 2025 |
| 31 July 2023 | £475 | £400 | 0 | 26 April 2024 |
| 31 July 2022 | £484 | £356 | 0 | 17 April 2023 |
| 31 July 2021 | £1,467 | £1,339 | 0 | 29 April 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
- 2 Covenanters Way, Biggar
- Website supplied to OSCR
- Not supplied
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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