01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC031582
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- UK and overseas
- Volunteers
- 1-50 volunteers
- Staff
- 0
- Postcode
- KY13 9XA
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
The charitable purposes are the prevention or relief of poverty, advancement of education, promotion of health, saving of lives, advancement of community development including rural or urban regeneration, provision of recreational activities with the object of improving living conditions, the promotion of equality and diversity, the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage, and the advance of animal welfare, particularly (but not exclusively) in Africa. All proceeds are solely used to support these objectives. Common Grounds fundraising consists primarily of operating a community Coffee shop which provides a focus and convivial meeting place for its volunteers, customers within the local community, and passing visitors to the village.
Charitable purposes
- the prevention or relief of poverty
- the advancement of education
- the advancement of health
Beneficiaries
- People with a particular ethnic or racial origin
Activities
- It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations
Constitutional objectives
To relieve poverty and advance education particularly but not exclusively in Africa and in furtherance thereof Common Grounds shall provide a local focus for fund raising activities and events. This focus shall be principally through the operation of a coffee shop, selling donated goods and fairly traded goods. All proceeds shall be solely used to support its Objectives. The shop shall be staffed and managed principally by volunteers.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 September 2025 | £12,484 | £10,850 | 0 | 29 June 2026 |
| 30 September 2024 | £12,597 | £13,740 | 0 | 12 June 2025 |
| 30 September 2023 | £11,302 | £12,817 | 0 | 10 June 2024 |
| 30 September 2022 | £10,535 | £11,598 | 0 | 28 June 2023 |
| 30 September 2021 | £9,417 | £8,192 | 0 | 17 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
- 59 South Street, Milnathort
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.spanglefish.com/commongroundscafecharitycafe
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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