01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC045844
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- A specific local point, community or neighbourhood
- Volunteers
- 51-100 volunteers
- Staff
- 4
- Postcode
- DD8 3JD
OSCR note: Previous Charity name Forfar Open Garden Scheme from 28-07-2015 to 05-09-2019
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
We support regular visits from local primary schools, nurseries, care homes, a home schooling group and the Change Mental Health support group growing fruit, veg and plants. Our aim is to positively impact socially isolated individuals, those with a physical, mental health disability, those with special needs through involvement in the therapeutic benefits of gardening and nature-based activities
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of health
- the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage
Beneficiaries
- Older People
- People with disabilities or health problems
Activities
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
To advance the provision of support for those who are disadvantaged by reason of physical or mental disability in Forfar and environs to promote the medium of gardening as a healthful and therapeutic activity and to develop an educational aspect for appropriate clients to provide a locus for gardening activity in Forfar that will attract support from the community for the above aims to relieve pressure on formal parts of the health and social care systems by the provision of charitable alternatives for treatment
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 February 2026 | £0 | £0 | 4 | Not supplied |
| 28 February 2025 | £82,133 | £69,394 | 4 | 10 August 2025 |
| 28 February 2024 | £55,239 | £38,136 | 4 | 28 August 2024 |
| 28 February 2023 | £33,889 | £39,318 | 4 | 16 August 2023 |
| 28 February 2022 | £52,684 | £44,631 | 4 | 25 August 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
- 63 Lochside Road, Forfar, Angus
- Website supplied to OSCR
- Not supplied
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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