01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC024561
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- A specific local point, community or neighbourhood
- Volunteers
- 1-50 volunteers
- Staff
- 3
- Postcode
- IV18 0PX
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
The Mercat Centre is a community building owned/run by Kilmuir & Logie Easter Action & Development Group the Group was established in 1996 directly as a result of need, the fragile rural community appears in the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation (SIMD). Directors are made up of local volunteers, whose aim is to improve the lives of those in the community. The Charity worked out of a Local Authority House, the group found they were out growing the house and began to fundraise in 2008 to build a purpose built building to house Projects/Services. With a lot of hard work & dedication from Directors, Staff /Volunteers, the Mercat opened its doors in November 2010. The Centre is a lifeline to many the cost of living crisis both the Community/Charity have been affected by this.
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of education
- the advancement of health
- the advancement of citizenship or community development
- any other purpose that may reasonably be regarded as analogous to any of the preceding purposes
Beneficiaries
- Children or young people
- Older People
- No specific group, or for the benefit of the community
Activities
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
To promote the benefit of the residents and inhabitants of KiImuir and Logie Easter Parishes and its environs by associating with local and statutory authorities, voluntary organisations , residents and inhabitants in a common effort to advance education and provide facilities in the interest of social welfare for recreation and other leisure time occupation with the object of improving the conditions of life of the aforementioned residents and inhabitants.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 October 2025 | £62,906 | £56,910 | 3 | 24 March 2026 |
| 31 October 2024 | £45,679 | £50,931 | 3 | 1 April 2025 |
| 31 October 2023 | £49,289 | £56,086 | 3 | 28 March 2024 |
| 31 October 2022 | £62,186 | £47,728 | 3 | 29 March 2023 |
| 31 October 2021 | £46,837 | £48,003 | 3 | 29 March 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
- The Mercat Centre, Munro Crescent, Milton, Kildary, Invergordon
- Website supplied to OSCR
- Not supplied
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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