01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC032641
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- A specific local point, community or neighbourhood
- Volunteers
- 1-50 volunteers
- Staff
- 0
- Postcode
- ML12 6PZ
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
Biggar Corn Exchange (BCE) Ltd aims to promote the advancement of education of the residents of Biggar and District, without distinction of race, religion or political or other opinions, through participation in the arts by: • Providing opportunities for work and study during leisure hours in the fields of Art, Music and Drama. • Providing for public performance the best in amateur music, and the best in amateur and professional art and drama. and • Establishing, fostering and supporting schemes for the promotion of Art, Music and Drama or the organisation of events or such other means as may, from time to time, be thought desirable. We run two in-house drama groups, open to all: Biggar Theatre Workshop and Corn Exchange Young Performers (CXYP). The building also holds Biggar Public Toilets, which are managed by a BCE sub-committee.
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of education
- the advancement of citizenship or community development
- the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science
Beneficiaries
- Children or young people
- No specific group, or for the benefit of the community
- Other charities or voluntary bodies
Activities
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
To promote the advancement of education of the residents of Biggar and District, without distinction of race, religion or political or other opinions, through participation in the arts
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Total income | Donations | Charitable activities income | Trading income | Investment income | Other income | Total expenditure | Raising funds | Charitable activities spending | Other spending | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 February 2025 | £159,876 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £166,947 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 0 | 23 March 2026 |
| 28 February 2024 | £105,073 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £92,439 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 0 | 22 November 2024 |
| 28 February 2023 | £51,948 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £56,310 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 0 | 28 November 2023 |
| 28 February 2022 | £33,045 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £37,658 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 0 | 21 November 2022 |
| 28 February 2021 | £22,035 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £42,790 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 0 | 24 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
- The Old Schoolhouse, Coulter, Lanarkshire
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.biggarcornexchange.org.uk
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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