OSCR Scottish charity profile

Scottish Hydro-Electric Community Trust

Known as Scottish Hydro-Electric Community Trust

ActiveCharity number SC027243
Registered21 October 1997
Main locationPerth And Kinross
Legal formTrust (founding document is a deed of trust) (other than educational endowment)

01 Identity

Scottish charity record

Snapshot 25 August 2026
OSCR charity number
SC027243
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
PH1 3AQ

02 Purpose and work

What the charity exists to do

to assist in securing the establishment of new or enhanced electricity supplies to such inhabitants by subsidising electricity connections, and those related to non profit distributing community based projects, including alternative or renewable energy sources, where the connection costs would be such as to prevent the project taking place.

Charitable purposes

  • the advancement of citizenship or community development

Beneficiaries

  • No specific group, or for the benefit of the community

Activities

  • It makes grants, donations, loans, gifts or pensions to individuals
  • It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations

Constitutional objectives

The purposes of the Trust are to advance citizenship and community development by applying the Trust Fund for the benefit of communities located within the geographical area coloured blue on the plan annexed and signed as relative hereto (hereinafter referred to as the “authorised area”) through: Supporting the establishment or enhancement of electricity supplies within the authorised area by providing financial assistance for electricity connections, including those associated with alternative or renewable energy sources, for non-profit distributing community organisations (including not-for-profit community housing providers in relation to rented accommodation), and projects that are, in the sole opinion of the Trustees, proportionate to the scale and energy needs of the community. and Providing financial assistance within the authorised area for new domestic electricity connections, to individuals in need. in circumstances where, in the sole opinion of the Trustees, such support would demonstrably contribute to the wellbeing and development of the community.

03 Annual returns

Income and expenditure history

5 periods
Year endIncomeExpenditureStaffReturn received
31 March 2025£162,330£136,842030 October 2025
31 March 2024£149,393£149,09305 December 2024
31 March 2023£142,023£144,41907 December 2023
31 March 2022£136,843£156,655029 November 2022
31 March 2021£104,490£140,479025 November 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
200 Dunkeld Road, Perth
Website supplied to OSCR
http://www.shect.org/
Parent charity
Not supplied

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05 Provenance

Source for this profile

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