01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC038428
- 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
- TD9 7LX
OSCR note: This SCIO was incorporated on 10 April 2019 as a result of the conversion of a charitable company (Company number: SC299513, Company name: Borthwick Water Community Development Trust).
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
To work with other local organisations and residents to promote and support a sustainable rural community. We are guided by priorities set by the community action plan, currently 2025-2035. Through community interest groups, affordable housing, environmental activities, newsletter, and social/educational events.
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
Beneficiaries
- No specific group, or for the benefit of the community
Activities
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
5.1. To promote the benefit of the inhabitants of the Community, without distinction on grounds of race, political, religious, or other opinions, by associating with the local statutory authorities, voluntary organisations and inhabitants in a common effort to advance education and to provide, or assist in providing, facilities for recreation and other leisure-time occupation, following principles of sustainable development and in the interests of social welfare so that their conditions of life may be improved, where 'sustainable development' means development which meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. 5.2. To advance the education of the Community about its environment, culture and/or history.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2026 | £6,938 | £5,636 | 0 | 9 July 2026 |
| 31 March 2025 | £4,166 | £3,592 | 0 | 30 September 2025 |
| 31 March 2024 | £3,671 | £2,423 | 0 | 29 September 2024 |
| 31 March 2023 | £3,804 | £4,482 | 0 | 7 October 2023 |
| 31 March 2022 | £1,363 | £111 | 0 | 6 October 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
- Forman Memorial Hall, Roberton, Hawick, Scottish Borders
- Website supplied to OSCR
- Not supplied
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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