01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC043155
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- A specific local point, community or neighbourhood
- Volunteers
- 51-100 volunteers
- Staff
- 35
- Postcode
- KA15 1HD
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
Beith Community Development Trust exists to improve the quality of life and opportunities for people in Beith (KA14 and KA15). We regenerate and manage community assets and facilities. provide affordable opportunities for sport, recreation and physical and mental wellbeing. support community participation, learning and employability. and help people experiencing hardship or complex circumstances. We do this by operating community and sports facilities, delivering local projects and support services, securing grants, working with volunteers and partner organisations, and using appropriately governed subsidiary companies where this supports our charitable aims. Our work responds to local needs and is carried out in ways that support sustainable development.
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 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
Activities
- It makes grants, donations, loans, gifts or pensions to individuals
Constitutional objectives
4 The company has been formed to benefit principally the community of BEITH which comprises the postcode units KAI4, KA15 (“the Community”) with the following objects: 4.1 To advance citizenship and community development in Beith through the maintenance, regeneration and improvement of the communities’ physical, economic, social and cultural infrastructure 4.2 To advance community participation in sport and physical activity by providing local access (either free of cost or at reduced cost) to a varied range of opportunities, both formal and informal 4.3 To advance community health and well-being by promoting a culture of physical and mental well-being through providing opportunities, (either free of cost or at reduced cost) to access expertise, knowledge, support and activities which result in the adoption of lifelong healthy habits 4.4 To provide, operate / manage a recreational centre(s) providing facilities for sport, health and physical and mental well-being, which may include healthy refreshment facilities 4.5 To advance education in the following fields, health, physical and mental wellbeing, sports education and the environment. 4.6 The prevention or relief of poverty by providing employability related education, coaching, and training. whilst also supporting individuals who are affected by complex life situations to be equipped to interact with others, deal with hardship and undertake activities of meaningful purpose or employment
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2026 | £861,257 | £881,389 | 35 | 27 July 2026 |
| 31 March 2025 | £795,773 | £815,365 | 35 | 18 December 2025 |
| 31 March 2024 | £820,597 | £934,657 | 35 | 28 December 2024 |
| 31 March 2023 | £675,922 | £779,930 | 35 | 27 December 2023 |
| 31 March 2022 | £1,006,560 | £730,126 | 35 | 29 December 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
- Geilsland House , Geilsland Road , Beith, Ayrshire
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.beithtrust.org
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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