01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC041414
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- A specific local point, community or neighbourhood
- Volunteers
- 51-100 volunteers
- Staff
- 3
- Postcode
- PA20 0AJ
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
Bute Community Land Company owns and manages 160 hectares of woodland at the north end of the Isle of Bute for the benefit of the community. Our key objectives with respect to the community forest is community engagement/ education regarding the Forest and nature restoration, including increasing biodiversity. We deliver and host a wide range of events to facilitate engagement including with schools and undertake responsible land management in pursuit of our environmental objectives. As a community, member organisation we have the ability to own assets that extends beyond the Community Forest and the charity is currently facilitating safeguarding the A listed Winter Garden (including cinema) for the community and visitors.
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
The Company has been formed to benefit the community of the Isle of Bute as defined by all postcode units within postcode district PA20 ('the Community'), with the Purposes listed in the sub-clauses hereto ('the Purposes'), to be exercised following the principles of sustainable development (where sustainable development means development which meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs), namely: 3.1 To manage community land and associated assets for the benefit of the Community and the public in general. 3.2 To provide, or assist in providing, recreational facilities, and/or organising recreational activities, which will be available to members of the Community and public at large with the object of improving the conditions of life of the Community. 3.3 To advance the education of the Community about its environment, culture, heritage and/or history. 3.4 To advance environmental protection or improvement including preservation, and conservation of the natural environment, the maintenance, improvement or provision of environmental amenities for the Community and/or the preservation of buildings or sites of architectural, historic or other importance to the Community.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 September 2025 | £231,415 | £96,596 | 3 | 15 April 2026 |
| 30 September 2024 | £37,545 | £96,651 | 3 | 25 November 2025 |
| 30 September 2023 | £129,499 | £70,610 | 3 | 11 July 2024 |
| 30 September 2022 | £350,450 | £280,372 | 3 | 11 July 2023 |
| 30 September 2021 | £21,982 | £7,321 | 3 | 9 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 Ross and Co, Unit 4, 9 Victoria Street, Rothesay, Isle of Bute
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.buteforest.org.uk
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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