01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC036181
- 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
- IV24 3BP
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
Our main aim is to protect and enhance the ancient oakwood known as Gearrchoille Wood. To this end we hold regular volunteer work sessions to maintain the paths, pond and deal with any tree damage from storms etc. To raise awareness we work with local primary school.
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of education
- the advancement of health
- 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
- any other purpose that may reasonably be regarded as analogous to any of the preceding purposes
Beneficiaries
- No specific group, or for the benefit of the community
Activities
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
To conserve, preserve and protect the Gearrchoille Community Wood Argay for the benefit of the public and in particular for the inhabitants of Kincardine and Croick. To conserve, preserve and protect the wildlife, flora and fauna of the Gearrchoille Community Wood for the benefit of the aforesaid persons. To advance the education of aforesaid persons about Gearrchoille Community Wood, its wildlife, flora and fauna and the conservation, preservation and protection thereof. To provide, in the interests of social welfare, facilities for recreational or other leisure-time occupations with a view to timproving the aforesaid persons' conditions of life.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £1,669 | £832 | 0 | 30 December 2025 |
| 31 March 2024 | £3,048 | £2,203 | 0 | 19 November 2024 |
| 31 March 2023 | £1,695 | £1,245 | 0 | 5 September 2023 |
| 31 March 2022 | £1,695 | £1,738 | 0 | 9 December 2022 |
| 31 March 2021 | £1,760 | £798 | 0 | 6 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
- Balchrich, Ardgay, Sutherland
- Website supplied to OSCR
- gearrchoillecommunitywoodardgay.org.uk
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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