OSCR Scottish charity profile

Ardrishaig Community Trust

ActiveCharity number SC040296
Registered23 February 2009
Main locationArgyll And Bute
Legal formCompany (the charity is registered with Companies House)

01 Identity

Scottish charity record

Snapshot 25 August 2026
OSCR charity number
SC040296
Status
Active
Regulatory type
Standard
Designated religious body
No
Geographical spread
A specific local point, community or neighbourhood
Volunteers
1-50 volunteers
Staff
2
Postcode
PA30 8EY

02 Purpose and work

What the charity exists to do

With funding from the investment in the local windfarm, the Trust has refurbished the halls significantly which has resulted increased revenues from the hire of the facilities by the community and organisations. To manage the assets, the Trust has 3 part-time employee’s – Halls Manager, Halls Administrator and Development Officer. Typical use of the assets includes NHS training sessions, first aid training, Quiz nights, Ceilidh Trail band evening, dog training, folk club, Xmas pantomime, three wedding events, a funeral wake, a funeral service, pumpkin lantern making, clothes show, model show, ceilidh evening with Gary Innes, cubs meeting, informal coffee group warm space, numerous private parties, Horticultural show, Scottish Country Dancing, pre-school toddler group, weekend dance class for primary school children, yoga, Pilates, drawing classes, scouts, pipe-band practise, classical music concerts.

Charitable purposes

  • 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

Beneficiaries

  • No specific group, or for the benefit of the community

Activities

  • It makes grants, donations, loans, gifts or pensions to individuals
  • It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations
  • It carries out activities or services itself

Constitutional objectives

(1) To advance the development and regeneration of Ardrishaig for the benefit of the community and the ublic in general follwoing prinicples of sustainable development (2) To manage community land and community assets for the benefit of the Community and the public in general following principles of sustainable development (3) To provide, or assist in providing, recreational facilities and/or organising recreational activities, which will be available to memebers of the public at large with the object of improving the conditions of life of the Community following principles of sustainable development (4) To advance the education of the Community about its environment, culture, heritage and/or history (5) To advance environmental protection or improvement including preservation and conservation of the natural environment, the promotion of sustainable development, the maintenanc, improvement or provision of environmental amenities for the community, and/or the preservation of buildings or sites of architectural, historic or other improtance to the community

03 Annual returns

Income and expenditure history

5 periods
Year endIncomeExpenditureStaffReturn received
31 October 2025£484,862£176,959229 July 2026
31 October 2024£489,828£109,74329 July 2025
31 October 2023£494,084£79,624230 July 2024
31 October 2022£296,245£55,620220 June 2023
31 October 2021£119,614£21,374215 November 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
Ardrishaig Public Hall, 15a Chalmers Street, Ardrishaig
Website supplied to OSCR
www.ardrishaigcommunitytrust.org
Parent charity
Not supplied

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05 Provenance

Source for this profile

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