01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC023888
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- A specific local point, community or neighbourhood
- Volunteers
- 51-100 volunteers
- Staff
- 14
- Postcode
- AB52 6LT
OSCR note: This SCIO was incorporated on 30 October 2014 as a result of the conversion of a charitable company (Company number: SC166530, company name: Bennachie Leisure Centre Association)
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
Bennachie Leisure Centre is a registered charity dedicated to improving health, wellbeing, and social cohesion in the local community within Aberdeenshire. We provide inclusive services that tackle rural isolation, support low-income families, and promote sustainability. Our activities include fitness and mental health classes, a community café, charity shop, volunteering and employability programmes, meeting spaces, and new initiatives such as gardening and inclusive soft play. Through partnerships, events, and accessible programmes, we create opportunities for connection, personal development, and resilience while championing environmental responsibility and the circular economy
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of public participation in sport
- 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
Activities
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
To provide or assist in the provision of sports and leisure activities in the interests of social and educational welfare with the objective of improving the quality of life of people residing within the area by a) Maintaining and managing the Bennachie Leisure Centre and related facilities. b) Organising and promoting sports and leisure activities within the Centre and surrounding area
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £310,445 | £286,726 | 14 | 19 January 2026 |
| 31 March 2024 | £272,273 | £271,680 | 14 | 29 December 2024 |
| 31 March 2023 | £265,187 | £262,023 | 14 | 27 December 2023 |
| 31 March 2022 | £245,854 | £240,765 | 14 | 22 December 2022 |
| 31 March 2021 | £169,882 | £166,986 | 14 | 31 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
- Bennachie Leisure Centre, Largie Road, Insch, Aberdeenshire
- Website supplied to OSCR
- http://www.blcinsch.scot/
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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