01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC040708
- 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
- PA29 6XF
OSCR note: This SCIO was incorporated on 06 June 2016 as a result of a Change to SCIO application bySC040708 Killean and Kilchenzie Churches Preservation Association, which was an unincorporated association registered as a charity since 03 August 2009.
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
KKCPA is a Trust established in 2009 with the aim of conserving and consolidating the 12th century ruined churches and churchyards at Killean and, Kilchenzie, West Kintyre. Our aims are achieved by applying for grants and funds from other bodies. by obtaining regular specialist assessments of the needs of the buildings. and liaising with the local authority who own the sites. We are also in partnership with another charity, LOAF (Laggan Opportunity and Amenity Fund), to provide similar aims for their 12th century ruin at Kilkivan, Machrihanish. Our joint project is known as 'The Medieval Kintyre Project'.
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of education
- the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science
Beneficiaries
- No specific group, or for the benefit of the community
Activities
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
The SCIO’s purposes are: To preserve and make safe the historic churches, and the carved stones of Killean and Kilchenzie, by approved conservation techniques, so that these items are available for view and for study by future generations. To advance education and encourage interest in the architecture, social and religious history embedded in the sites of the churches, carved stones, and the historical heritage that they represent. To preserve and restore the surrounding graveyards so that the headstones are secure, and record their data so that the genealogical records are preserved.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 June 2026 | £83,304 | £45,028 | 0 | 20 August 2026 |
| 30 June 2025 | £47,087 | £46,012 | 0 | 10 July 2026 |
| 30 June 2024 | £660 | £5,905 | 0 | 28 December 2024 |
| 30 June 2023 | £5 | £0 | 0 | 11 January 2024 |
| 30 June 2022 | £600 | £50 | 0 | 22 March 2023 |
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
- Beachmenach Farm, Tayinloan, Tarbert, Argyll
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.medievalkintrye.uk
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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