OSCR Scottish charity profile

Nether Lochaber Community Association (SCIO)

Known as NLCA

ActiveCharity number SC047546
Registered30 June 2017
Main locationHighland
Legal formSCIO (Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation)

01 Identity

Scottish charity record

Snapshot 25 August 2026
OSCR charity number
SC047546
Status
Active
Regulatory type
Standard
Designated religious body
No
Geographical spread
A specific local point, community or neighbourhood
Volunteers
1-50 volunteers
Staff
1
Postcode
PH33 6SB

02 Purpose and work

What the charity exists to do

The NLCA aims to improve how those who live, work, or visit experience this part of Scotland. To this end we have created new facilities such as a multi-table picnic site overlooking Loch Linhe and various community garden spaces including a small orchard, rose beds, and large number of planters spread across the area. We have worked with UHI to create a Geotourist audio tour featuring local stories, together with an interactive Google map. We have also taken a small amount of land into community ownership when appropriate. we now maintain a small disused cemetery next to the main road and have a 200-year old barn in Inchree which we hope to convert into a heritage centre. These have in turn supported projects involving local artists and community, e.g. to create a large mosaic at the entrance to the cemetery. We also organise community events as and when we can. recently we hosted several evening 'gatherings' with food and live music & readings.

Charitable purposes

  • the advancement of citizenship or community development

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: The advancement of citizenship or community development (including rural or urban regeneration and the promotion of civic responsibility, volunteering, the voluntary sector or the effectiveness or efficiency of charities) by making Nether Lochaber a better place to live work and visit through, but not limited to, the provision of flower planters throughout the area, maintained by volunteers. organise volunteers to clean and tidy the area on a regular basis. provide and maintain facilities such as information boards, benches, community orchards and picnic sites for the use of locals and visitors alike.

03 Annual returns

Income and expenditure history

5 periods
Year endIncomeExpenditureStaffReturn received
30 June 2025£39,285£74,754115 March 2026
30 June 2024£75,290£25,98713 March 2025
30 June 2023£21,869£25,33517 March 2024
30 June 2022£4,761£2,651117 March 2023
30 June 2021£7,952£6,016128 March 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
Brudair, Bail Ur, Nether Lochaber, Fort William
Website supplied to OSCR
www.netherlochaber.org.uk
Parent charity
Not supplied

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05 Provenance

Source for this profile

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