01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC047563
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- Wider, but within one local authority area
- Volunteers
- 1-50 volunteers
- Staff
- 0
- Postcode
- DG8 0HG
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
The charity was set up to run and manage the village hall after the local authority declared closure. The charity's ultimate aim is to purchase the property and to continue the management, operation and improvement of the facility for the benefit of the community of Kirkcowan parish(CC area).
Charitable purposes
- 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
Beneficiaries
- Children or young people
- Older People
- People with disabilities or health problems
- People with a particular ethnic or racial origin
- Other defined groups
- No specific group, or for the benefit of the community
- Other charities or voluntary bodies
Activities
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
To further or benefit the residents of Kirkcowan parish and the neighbourhood, without distinction of sex, sexual orientation, race or of political, religious or other opinions by associating together the said residents and the local authorities, voluntary and other organisations in a common effort to provide facilities in the interests of social welfare for recreation and leisure time occupation with the objective of improving the conditions of life for the residents
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 August 2025 | £14,226 | £10,190 | 0 | 18 November 2025 |
| 31 August 2024 | £8,440 | £5,734 | 0 | 14 November 2024 |
| 31 August 2023 | £7,171 | £4,090 | 0 | 24 October 2023 |
| 31 August 2022 | £7,495 | £4,968 | 0 | 3 October 2022 |
| 31 August 2021 | £3,332 | £5,150 | 0 | 21 October 2021 |
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
- Kirkcowan Hall, c/o 42 Main Street, Kirkcowan, Newton Stewart, Wigtownshire
- Website supplied to OSCR
- Not supplied
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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