01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC047013
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- A specific local point, community or neighbourhood
- Volunteers
- 1-50 volunteers
- Staff
- 0
- Postcode
- KY10 2LE
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
We are a community library and information centre. We lend books and DVDs, have visits from the local primary school, run bookbug sessions, provide free wifi/computer access, tourist information, accessible toilets and baby changing facilities, and hold informative lectures by guest speakers.
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of education
- the advancement of citizenship or community development
- the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science
- 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
- the advancement of environmental protection or improvement
- 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
The organisation's purposes are: 4.1 The advancement of education through the provision of educational materials, provision of classes and study opportunity 4.2 The advancement of citizenship and community development by providing a community hub and the organisation being based on a voluntary model. 4.3 The advancement of the arts, heritage, culture and science through the provision of information, both local and broader, and with the aim of becoming a heritage centre for Pittenweem 4.4 The organisation and provision of recreational facilities by offering educational and vocational classes of various types and an aim to provide a library service to residents who cannot attend in person due to ill health or disability 4.5 The advancement of environmental protection or improvement in the aim of providing a centre for energy advice 4.6 Relief of those in need by reason of age, ill health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage by providing a library service which is free at the point of use and will additionally be taken to people in their homes who cannot attend in person because of disadvantage.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 November 2025 | £7,900 | £13,022 | 0 | 4 August 2026 |
| 30 November 2024 | £10,434 | £70,409 | 0 | 24 July 2025 |
| 30 November 2023 | £82,999 | £13,271 | 0 | 26 June 2024 |
| 30 November 2022 | £12,975 | £8,447 | 0 | 29 August 2023 |
| 30 November 2021 | £11,782 | £10,887 | 0 | 4 July 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
- Old Town Hall - Ground Floor, Cove Wynd, Pittenweem, Anstruther, Fife
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.pittenweemlibrary.org.uk
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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