01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC041926
- 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
- IV21 2BX
OSCR note: This SCIO was incorporated on 28 March 2015, as a result of a Change to SCIO application by Gairloch & District Times SC041926, which was an Unincorporated Association registered as charity since 25 Nov 2010.
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
The charity publishes a local newspaper to inform and support individuals, businesses and organisations within Wester Ross
Charitable purposes
- the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage
Beneficiaries
- No specific group, or for the benefit of the community
Activities
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
To advance. and promote community development and cohesion within the Gairloch Parish Area without discrimination through the publication of local reports, news articles and various other forms of information. To promote, and act as a vehicle for sharing information including adverts. To serve as a mouthpiece for clubs, community organisations and individuals. The area within which the organisation shall operate (in this constitution referred to as the ‘Area of Benefit’) shall be the Gairloch Parish and surrounding areas. The organisation shall promote (but not promote exclusively) its activities and delivery operations to people within the ‘Area of Benefit’ who are residents within the Gairloch Parish area. These people will be the organisation’s beneficiaries.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £39,482 | £34,114 | 2 | 17 November 2025 |
| 31 March 2024 | £33,228 | £38,837 | 2 | 23 December 2024 |
| 31 March 2023 | £33,282 | £46,577 | 2 | 3 December 2023 |
| 31 March 2022 | £39,900 | £39,209 | 2 | 21 November 2022 |
| 31 March 2021 | £46,264 | £48,520 | 2 | 3 December 2021 |
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
- 13 Strath, Gairloch, , Ross-Shire
- Website supplied to OSCR
- https://www.gairlochtimes.co.uk/
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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