OSCR Scottish charity profile

Bailies of Bennachie (SCIO)

Known as The Bailies of Bennachie

ActiveCharity number SC047231
Registered13 March 2017
Main locationAberdeenshire
Legal formSCIO (Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation)

01 Identity

Scottish charity record

Snapshot 25 August 2026
OSCR charity number
SC047231
Status
Active
Regulatory type
Standard
Designated religious body
No
Geographical spread
A specific local point, community or neighbourhood
Volunteers
51-100 volunteers
Staff
0
Postcode
AB51 4FY
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OSCR note: This charity was established to replace Bailies of Bennachie SC013298 Bailies of Bennachie SC013298 has now wound up and passed its assets and liabilities to Bailies of Bennachie (SCIO) SC047231 which is a SCIO.

02 Purpose and work

What the charity exists to do

Care for the hill called Bennachie

Charitable purposes

  • the advancement of education
  • the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science
  • the advancement of environmental protection or improvement

Beneficiaries

  • No specific group, or for the benefit of the community

Activities

  • It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations
  • It carries out activities or services itself

Constitutional objectives

The organisation’s purposes are: (a) To conserve the amenity of the hill commonly called “Bennachie” and its environs in Aberdeenshire (b) To help maintain and improve public footpaths and rights of way on Bennachie (c) To conserve and enhance the natural and cultural heritage of the area (d) To study and record the natural and cultural history (e) To encourage and stimulate public interest in and care for Bennachie, its beauty, history, character and surroundings and to discourage litter and vandalism (f) To facilitate and support the dissemination of information relating to Bennachie and its surroundings. (g) Any other purposes and activities that further the aims of the organisation

03 Annual returns

Income and expenditure history

5 periods
Year endIncomeExpenditureStaffReturn received
31 December 2025£82,805£96,26308 March 2026
31 December 2024£72,057£119,776026 February 2025
31 December 2023£71,068£81,140028 February 2024
31 December 2022£2,314,428£49,31205 September 2023
31 December 2021£36,063£35,631020 September 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
Bailies of Bennachie, c/o Garioch Heritage Centre , Loco Works Road, Inverurie
Website supplied to OSCR
www.bailiesofbennachie.co.uk
Parent charity
Not supplied

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05 Provenance

Source for this profile

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