01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC026254
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- A specific local point, community or neighbourhood
- Volunteers
- 1-50 volunteers
- Staff
- 1
- Postcode
- AB35 5QW
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
To provide within the Community (Ballater, Crathie and Dinnet) recreational facilities, or organise recreational activities with the object of improving the conditions of life for the persons for whom the facilities or activities are primarily intended. To advance environmental protection and improvement in the Community through the provision, maintenance, and o/or improvement of public open space, other public amenities and other environmental are regeneration projects. To advance the arts and culture of the Community. To advance education and in particular to promote opportunities for learning, training and skills development for the benefit of the residents of the Community, particular for young people and the unemployed, and with particular reference to skills which will assist the participants in obtaining paid employment within the Community. To promote social inclusion among the residents of the Community.
Charitable purposes
- the prevention or relief of poverty
- the advancement of education
- the advancement of citizenship or community development
- the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science
- the advancement of environmental protection or improvement
- 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
- No specific group, or for the benefit of the community
Activities
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
To provide within the Community (Ballater, Crathie and Dinnet) recreational facilities, or organise recreational activities, with the object of improving the conditions of life for persons for whom the facilities or activities are primarily intended. To advance environmental protection and improvement in the Community (Ballater, Crathie and Dinnet) through the provision, maintenance, and/or improvement of public open space, other public amenities and other environmental and regeneration projects (subject to the appropriate safeguards to ensure that the public benefits so arising clearly outweigh any private benefit thereby conferred on private landowners). To advance the arts and culture of the Community (Ballater, Crathie and Dinnet). To advance education and in particular to promote opportunities for learning, training and skills development for the benefit of the residents of the Community (Ballater, Crathie and Dinnet), particularly for young people and the unemployed, and with particular reference to skills which will assist the participants in obtaining paid employment within the Community. To promote social inclusion among the residents of the Community (Ballater, Crathie and Dinnet) . To advance citizenship and/or community development (including promotion of civic responsibility and the promotion of the voluntary sector and/or the effectiveness or efficiency of charities). To promote, establish, operate and/or support other similar schemes and projects of acharitable nature for the benefit of the Community (Ballater, Crathie and Dinnet).
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | £204,959 | £175,774 | 1 | 9 July 2026 |
| 31 March 2025 | £188,617 | £195,154 | 1 | 22 December 2025 |
| 31 March 2024 | £161,266 | £137,142 | 1 | 12 November 2024 |
| 31 March 2023 | £194,814 | £211,433 | 1 | 13 December 2023 |
| 31 March 2022 | £174,617 | £151,295 | 1 | 3 November 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
- Ballater (Rd) Ltd, Park House, Anderson Road, Ballater, Aberdeenshire
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.royal-deeside.org.uk
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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