01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC036485
- 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
- EH43 6AA
OSCR note: This SCIO was incorporated on 30th July 2015 as a result of the conversion of a charitable company (Company number: SC280283, company name: Walkerburn Community Development Trust)
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
Walkerburn Community Development Trust exists to support and benefit the local community by enabling community-led projects, improving local facilities, and supporting access to shared resources. The Trust delivers this through organising and supporting community activities and events, facilitating use of community assets such as allotments, and working in partnership with local groups to meet identified needs. This includes providing practical support and, where appropriate, financial assistance to community initiatives, as well as enabling access to shared spaces and facilities. During the reporting period, the Trust’s activities focused on maintaining existing community projects and supporting their continued use and benefit to the community.
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
Beneficiaries
- No specific group, or for the benefit of the community
Activities
- It does none of these
Constitutional objectives
The company has been formed to benefit the community of Walkerburn comprising all of the postcode units within postcode area EH43 (“the Community”) with the following objects: 4.1 The advancement of community development, including the advancement of rural regeneration. 4.2 To manage community land and associated assets for the benefit of the Community and the public in general as an important part of the protection and sustainable development of Scotland’s natural environment, where ‘sustainable development’ means development which meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of the future generations to meet their own needs. 4.3 To provide in the interests of social welfare, facilities within the Walkerburn community, for recreation and other leisure time occupation available to the public at large. 4.4 To advance education and in particular to promote opportunities for learning for the benefit of the general public. 4.5 To help young people, particularly those resident in Walkerburn community, to develop their physical, mental and spiritual capacities, such that they may grow to full maturity as individuals and as members of society. 4.6 To promote, establish, operate and/or support other schemes and projects of a charitable nature for the benefit of the community within Walkerburn.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2026 | £0 | £8,244 | 0 | 8 April 2026 |
| 31 March 2025 | £2,670 | £2,944 | 0 | 8 April 2026 |
| 31 March 2024 | £2,680 | £6,955 | 0 | 8 April 2026 |
| 31 March 2023 | £16,571 | £13,426 | 0 | 12 December 2023 |
| 31 March 2022 | £11,079 | £11,877 | 0 | 30 August 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
- Walkerburn Village Hall
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.walkerburn.com
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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