01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC040268
- 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
- KW10 6SN
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
To provide or assist community groups in the communities of Golspie, Brora and Rogart by providing grants which demonstrate community support and long term sustainability.
Charitable purposes
- the prevention or relief of poverty
- 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 advancement of public participation in sport
- 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
- Children or young people
- People with disabilities or health problems
- No specific group, or for the benefit of the community
Activities
- It makes grants, donations, loans, gifts or pensions to individuals
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
The Trustees shall hold and apply the sum of £1 paid by us to them, and such other funds and assets as may from time to time be comprised in the Trust Property, in trust for the following purposes:- (a) to advance community development (including the advancement of rural regeneration) within the three communities (as defined by the respective parish boundaries) of Golspie, Brora and Rogart ('the Area of Benefit'). (b) to relieve poverty within the Area of Benefit. (c) to advance education within the Area of Benefit. (d) to advance heritage through preserving for public benefit the historical, architectural and constructional heritage that may exist within the Area of Benefit in buildings (including any part of a building, and any other structure or erection) of particular beauty or of historical, architectural or constructional interest. (e) to advance citizenship, including the promotion of civic responsibility, volunteering, the voluntary sector and/or the effectiveness or efficiency of charities within the Area of Benefit. (f) to advance the arts or culture within the Area of Benefit. (g) to advance health and to relieve ill-health within the Area of Benefit. (h) to advance public participation in sport within the Area of Benefit. (i) to assist in the provision of recreational facilities and/or the organisation of recreational activities, within the Area of Benefit (which may include, without prejudice to that generality, the creation and maintenance of footpaths, cycle tracks, picnic areas and other amenities), such facilities/activities being available to members of the public at large with the object of improving their conditions of life. (j) to advance environmental protection or improvement (which may include, without prejudice to that generality, the preservation of natural habitats and other measures to protect wildlife) within the Area of Benefit. (k) to advance environmental protection by promoting the adoption of measures to encourage the
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 January 2026 | £190,977 | £134,033 | 0 | 24 April 2026 |
| 31 January 2025 | £176,958 | £97,996 | 0 | 16 April 2025 |
| 31 January 2024 | £175,201 | £83,528 | 0 | 2 May 2024 |
| 31 January 2023 | £162,221 | £71,437 | 0 | 25 April 2023 |
| 31 January 2022 | £149,750 | £83,486 | 0 | 12 May 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 VGS at ECS CAB, East & Central Sutherland Citizens Advice Bureau, Station Road, GOLSPIE
- Website supplied to OSCR
- Not supplied
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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