01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC027715
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- A specific local point, community or neighbourhood
- Volunteers
- 1-50 volunteers
- Staff
- 6
- Postcode
- PA26 8BL
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
A summary of the objectives of the charity can be described as: 1. To advance the education of the public about the Parish of Cairndow ('the Operating Area') including relevant features of the Operating Area from a historical, cultural, geographical, ecological and/or social and economic development perspective. 2. To promote and/or provide training in skills of all kinds, particularly skills in the field of information technology and such other skills as may assist residents of the Operating Area in obtaining paid employment. 3. To preserve, conserve, restore and improve the environment. 4. To relieve poverty among residents of the Operating Area. 5. To promote, establish, operate and/or support other schemes and projects of a charitable nature for the benefit of the community of the Operating Area. 6. To promote trade and industry, for the benefit of the general public. 7. To ensure the existence of the charity as a service to the local 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 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
- the advancement of environmental protection or improvement
Beneficiaries
- No specific group, or for the benefit of the community
Activities
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
The Company has been formed to benefit the community of Cairndow, Argyll as defined by the postcode units:- - PA25 8AZ - PA26 8BA - PA26 8BE - PA26 8BG - PA26 8BH - PA26 8BJ - PA26 8BL - PA26 8BN - PA26 8BQ - PA32 8XQ (“the Community”), with the Purposes listed in the sub-clauses hereto (“the Purposes”), to be exercised following the principles of Sustainable Development , namely: (1) To advance the education of the public about the Community including relevant features of the Community from a historical, cultural, geographical, ecological and/or social and economic development perspective. (2) To promote and/or provide training in skills of all kinds, particularly skills in the field of information technology and such other skills as may assist residents of the Community in obtaining paid employment. (3) To preserve, conserve, restore and improve the environment within the Community. (4) To relieve poverty among residents of the Community. (5) To promote, establish, operate and/or support other similar schemes and projects which further charitable purposes for the benefit of the Community within the Operating Areas. (6) To advance community development, including urban or rural regeneration within the Community.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £195,380 | £171,362 | 6 | 15 December 2025 |
| 31 March 2024 | £153,189 | £86,749 | 6 | 17 December 2024 |
| 31 March 2023 | £154,257 | £137,211 | 6 | 21 December 2023 |
| 31 March 2022 | £109,793 | £144,218 | 6 | 20 December 2022 |
| 31 March 2021 | £247,860 | £150,879 | 6 | 22 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
- Clachan, Cairndow, Argyll
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.hereweare-uk.com
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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