01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC037895
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- A specific local point, community or neighbourhood
- Volunteers
- 1-50 volunteers
- Staff
- 5
- Postcode
- EH27 8AH
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
KCDT is set up to deliver meaningful, community-driven initiatives that enhance the quality of life for local residents. We focus on a number of areas including: Community Development and Volunteering. provision of Community Facilities and Services. improvements of Local Environment and Green Space. Planning and Strategic Development. Local Economy and training. We are active in a number of areas including combating fuel poverty and environmental protection. Or largest project in the year to 31-08-24 was to realise a proposal in our development plan which meant we were nearing completion on seven 2-bedroom, low-energy homes designed for older residents, prioritising those with growing care needs and deep-rooted ties to Kirknewton.
Charitable purposes
- the prevention or relief of poverty
- the advancement of education
- the advancement of citizenship or community development
- the advancement of environmental protection or improvement
Beneficiaries
- Other defined groups
Activities
- It makes grants, donations, loans, gifts or pensions to individuals
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
(a) To relieve poverty through the development of practical initiatives to combat fuel poverty in Kirknewton and its environs (b) To provide environmental protection by improving public awareness of fuel poverty, by enabling domestic energy efficiency and the use of renewable energy. (c) To advance education and in particular to promote opportunities for learning for the benefit of the general public (d) To advance environmental protection and improvement in Kirknewton through the provision, maintenance and/or amenities and other environmental and regeneration projects (but subject to appropriate safeguards to ensure that the public benefits so arising clearly outweigh any private benefit thereby conferred on private landowners) (e) To help young people, particularly those resident in Kirknewton, to develop their physical, mental and spiritual capacities, such that they may grow to full maturity as individuals and as members of society (f) To advance citizenship and/or community development (including the promotion of civic responsibility and the promotion of the voluntary sector and/or the effectiveness or efficiency of charities) (g) To promote, establish, operate and/or support other similar schemes and projects of a charitable nature for the benefit of the community within Kirknewton (h) To carry out any other charitable purpose for the benefit of the public with the prior consent of the Inland Revenue Charities Department or any successor body
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 August 2025 | £339,820 | £173,256 | 5 | 13 May 2026 |
| 31 August 2024 | £841,736 | £794,639 | 5 | 29 October 2025 |
| 31 August 2023 | £492,603 | £125,294 | 5 | 4 April 2024 |
| 31 August 2022 | £70,658 | £128,547 | 5 | 9 February 2023 |
| 31 August 2021 | £92,614 | £176,593 | 5 | 26 January 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
- The Green Room, 12 Main St, Kirknewton, West Lothian
- Website supplied to OSCR
- https://www.kirknewton.info/
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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