OSCR Scottish charity profile

Nairn Community & Arts Centre

ActiveCharity number SC026041
Registered5 March 1997
Main locationHighland
Legal formCompany (the charity is registered with Companies House)

01 Identity

Scottish charity record

Snapshot 25 August 2026
OSCR charity number
SC026041
Status
Active
Regulatory type
Standard
Designated religious body
No
Geographical spread
A specific local point, community or neighbourhood
Volunteers
1-50 volunteers
Staff
8
Postcode
IV12 4BQ

02 Purpose and work

What the charity exists to do

The establishment of Nairn Community Centre and to maintain and manage the centre for the activities promoted by the charity. The charity's mission is to be dynamic and inclusive space that empowers community groups, celebrates visual and performing arts, engages the local community, and services as a versatile commercial office and events venue.

Charitable purposes

  • the prevention or relief of poverty
  • the advancement of education
  • the saving of lives
  • the advancement of citizenship or community development
  • the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science
  • any other purpose that may reasonably be regarded as analogous to any of the preceding purposes

Beneficiaries

  • Children or young people
  • Older People
  • People with disabilities or health problems
  • People with a particular ethnic or racial origin
  • Other charities or voluntary bodies

Activities

  • It carries out activities or services itself

Constitutional objectives

(i) To promote the benefit of the inhabitants of Nairn District, without distinction of sex or of political, religious or other opinions, by associating the Local Authorities, voluntary organisations, other bodies of whatever status and inhabitants in a common effort to advance education and to provide, or assist in the provision of, facilities in the interests of social welfare for recreation or other leisure-time occupation with the object of improving the conditions of life of the said inhabitant and (ii) To establish or secure the establishment of Nairn Community Centre and to maintain and manage the Centre for activities promoted by the company in furtherance of the above objects.

03 Annual returns

Income and expenditure history

5 periods
Year endIncomeExpenditureStaffReturn received
31 March 2026£445,376£454,088829 July 2026
31 March 2025£515,629£452,692821 December 2025
31 March 2024£314,993£405,512816 December 2024
31 March 2023£245,442£335,841818 December 2023
31 March 2022£334,757£283,092819 December 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
Nairn Community & Arts Centre, King Street, Nairn
Website supplied to OSCR
Not supplied
Parent charity
Not supplied

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05 Provenance

Source for this profile

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