01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC028693
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- Wider, but within one local authority area
- Volunteers
- 1-50 volunteers
- Staff
- 0
- Postcode
- ML10 6ES
OSCR note: This SCIO was incorporated on 19 May 2014 as a result of a Change to SCIO application by SC028693 - Avondale Community Transport Group, which was an unincorporated assocation registered as a charity since 18 February 1999.
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
The charity operates a minibus for the benefit of the rural communities of Strathaven and surrounding villages. The bus is available free of charge to shoppers who are perhaps in poverty, ill, disabled or elderly who might make a small donation anyway. At a minimal charge based on mileage, the bus is available to local groups and organisations like the Girls' Brigade, the Strathaven Balloon Festival, the Bethany Group, various Guilds and the Outreach Church to help them pursue their activities. The bus is driven by volunteers.
Charitable purposes
- 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
Beneficiaries
- Children or young people
- Older People
- Other defined groups
- Other charities or voluntary bodies
Activities
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
The object of the group shall be to promote the benefit of the inhabitants of Strathaven and it's environs by the provision and operation of transport services to assist the work of organisations and bodies engaged in the relief of poverty sickness and the disabilities of old age, the provision of facilities for recreation or other leisure time occupation within the meaning of Section 7[2][i] of the Charities and Investment [Scotland] Act 2005 and any other charitable purpose so that conditions of life of the aforementioned inhabitants may be improved.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2024 | £16,231 | £11,402 | 0 | 30 September 2025 |
| 31 December 2023 | £21,578 | £10,686 | 0 | 29 September 2024 |
| 31 December 2022 | £11,390 | £9,469 | 0 | 29 September 2023 |
| 31 December 2021 | £12,837 | £8,039 | 0 | 30 September 2022 |
| 31 December 2020 | £5,265 | £5,266 | 0 | 10 September 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
- 97 Kirk Street, Strathaven
- Website supplied to OSCR
- Not supplied
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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