01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC043318
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- Wider, but within one local authority area
- Volunteers
- 1-50 volunteers
- Staff
- 2
- Postcode
- EH14 7AQ
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
BVT exists to make Balerno a better place to live in, to work in or to visit.
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of education
- the advancement of citizenship or community development
- the advancement of environmental protection or improvement
Beneficiaries
- Other defined groups
Activities
- It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
1. To advance community development within the area of benefit through the provision of activities and services that will improve and regenerate the physical, social, cultural and economic life of the community and to encourage individuals, groups and organisations to actively participate in the life of their community. 2.. To advance environmental protection and improvement through the provision of activities, services and information that will promote and encourage sustainable development and the use of renewable energy within the area of benefit. 3. To advance education and promote the health and well-being of individuals living, working and volunteering in the area of benefit through the provision educational, social and recreational activities and events. 4. To provide grants, as funds allow, to other organisations for the provision of activities and services in support of the purposes detailed above.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Total income | Donations | Charitable activities income | Trading income | Investment income | Other income | Total expenditure | Raising funds | Charitable activities spending | Other spending | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2026 | £467,409 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £105,122 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 2 | 31 October 2026 |
| 31 March 2025 | £175,461 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £98,223 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 2 | 4 June 2025 |
| 31 March 2024 | £84,785 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £50,664 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 2 | 17 December 2024 |
| 31 March 2023 | £59,106 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £37,475 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 2 | 17 December 2023 |
| 31 March 2022 | £42,717 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £35,464 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 2 | 13 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
- 13-15 Bridge Road, Balerno, Midlothian
- Website supplied to OSCR
- http://balernovt.org.uk/
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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