01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC046034
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- Wider, but within one local authority area
- Volunteers
- 0 volunteers
- Staff
- 0
- Postcode
- DG2 8JT
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
TO ADVANCE CITIZENSHIP AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BY DISTRIBUTION OF WIND FARM COMMUNITY BENEFIT MONEY AND OTHER GRANTS (EG FROM GOVERNMENT, COMMERCIAL OR CHARITABLE SOURCES) WITH WHICH THE TRUST HAS HAD DISCUSSION AND FOR WHICH THE TRUST IS ACTING AS AN AGENT TO DISTRIBUTE FUNDS FOR QUALIFYING PROJECTS AND ACTIVITIES, TO LOCAL GROUPS, ORGANISATIONS AND INDIVIDUALS ACCORDING TO THE CRITERIA AND NEED AS DEFINED FROM TIME TO TIME FOR PROJECTS (ECONOMIC, EMPLOYMENT, EDUCATION, ENVIRONMENTAL SOCIAL WELLBEING) THAT WILL BENEFIT LOCAL COMMUNITIES TO KIRKGUNZEON (DUMFRIES AND GALLOWAY) AND/OR THE ADJACENT COMMUNITY COUNCIL AREAS. THE ADVANCEMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION OR IMPROVEMENT INCLUDING PRESERVATION OR CONSERVATION OF THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT OR PARTICULAR PARTS OF IT AND THE PROMOTION OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT. SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT MEANS DEVELOPMENT THAT MEETS THE NEEDS OF THE PRESENT WITHOUT COMPROMISING THE ABILITY OF FUTURE GENERATIONS TO MEET THEIR NEEDS.
Charitable purposes
- the prevention or relief of poverty
- the advancement of citizenship or community development
- the advancement of environmental protection or improvement
Beneficiaries
- No specific group, or for the benefit of the community
Activities
- It makes grants, donations, loans, gifts or pensions to individuals
- It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations
Constitutional objectives
The organisation's purposes are: To advance citizenship and community development by distributing Wind Farm Community Benefit money and other grants (e.g. from any government, commercial or charitable source with which the Trust has had discussions and for which the Trust is acting as agent to distribute funds for qualifying projects and activities), to local groups, organisations, or individuals according to criteria and need as defined from time to time for projects (Economic, Employment, Educational, Environmental, Social Well-being) that will benefit local communities within Kirkgunzeon (Dumfries and Galloway) and or the adjacent Community Council Areas. The advancement of environmental protection or improvement, including the preservation or conservation of the natural environment or particular parts of it and the promotion of sustainable development. 'Sustainable development' means development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. The prevention or relief of poverty including preventing those who are poor from becoming poorer, as well as preventing those who are at risk of being poor from becoming poor.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 October 2025 | £0 | £4,411 | 0 | 15 April 2026 |
| 31 October 2024 | £41,019 | £13,465 | 0 | 18 June 2025 |
| 31 October 2023 | £5,165 | £3,576 | 0 | 6 June 2024 |
| 31 October 2022 | £7,226 | £15,861 | 0 | 12 July 2023 |
| 31 October 2021 | £8,869 | £4,665 | 0 | 9 June 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 Glaisters Farms Limited, Kirkgunzeon, Dumfries, Dumfries and Galloway
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.kcwf.co.uk
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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