01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC035585
- 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
- KA27 8RH
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
Roots of Arran Community Woodland was formed in 2002 and volunteers have over the years planted up this large clear-fell site known as Fairy Glen or Lag a Bheith, with many young trees which include birch, rowan, beech, hazel, willow, oak, alder, blackthorn, Scots pine and even fruit trees in an enclosed orchard area. This is in order to regenerate the woodland for locals and visitors to enjoy and increase the island’s biodiversity. Volunteers meet once a month to remove invasive rhododendron, plant trees and maintain paths.
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of education
- the advancement of citizenship or community development
- 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
- the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage
Beneficiaries
- No specific group, or for the benefit of the community
Activities
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
(1) To conserve and restore the natural environment (including native woodland, wildlife habitats, plant life and eco-systems) on the Island of Arran ('the Operating Area') for the benefit of the general public. (2) To provide, maintain and/or improve, or assist in the provision, maintenance and/or improvement of, public footpaths, public parks and/or other public amenities within the Operating Area for the benefit of the general public. (3) To advance education particularly in relation to the wildlife and natural environment of the Operating Area, and land and countryside management (including the preservation of traditional woodland skills) within the Operating Area. (4) To provide, or assist in the provision of, facilities available to the general public for recreation or other leisure time occupation within the Operating Area, in the interests of social welfare. (5) To relieve the needs of people with disabilities in particular by facilitating access to the native woodlands and wildlife habitats and to facilities for recreation or other leisure time occupation within the Operating Area.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 May 2025 | £182 | £316 | 0 | 20 February 2026 |
| 31 May 2024 | £10 | £725 | 0 | 18 November 2024 |
| 31 May 2023 | £582 | £5,098 | 0 | 20 February 2024 |
| 31 May 2022 | £4,736 | £204 | 0 | 27 February 2023 |
| 31 May 2021 | £260 | £122 | 0 | 24 February 2022 |
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
- c/o Primrose Cottage, Whiting Bay, Brodick, Isle of Arran
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.rootsofarrancommunitywoodland.org.uk
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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