01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC048025
- 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
- KA26 0RN
OSCR note: Previous Charity names Pinwherry and Pinmore Community Development SCIO Period 27-12-2017 to 28-01-2020
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
Projects which are carried out PPCDT’s main legacy project has been the refurbishment of the former Pinwherry Primary School into a fit for purpose community facility – The Auld School Community Centre – which is now open! Other projects the PPCDT has carried out, or developing are: Installing 6 Community Notice Boards – these display local scenic information and community events. Installing play park equipment, picnic benches, a MUGA and outdoor fitness equipment on Pinmore Green Enhancing the Pinwherry Field – installation of picnic benches, accessible paths, trees and cabins which are being fitted out as toilets and storage. Community growing space on Pinwherry Field with polytunnel, pergola and raised beds. New play park, MUGA, adult fitness equipment and picnic benches on Pinmore Green, in development. Enhancing Community Lay-bys, flower tubs and community notice boards.
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of education
- the advancement of citizenship or community development
- 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
- No specific group, or for the benefit of the community
Activities
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
The SCIO will operate as a charitable organisation and its purposes are: 1. To advance community development and rural regeneration by: 1.1 supporting local people to identify and articulate their needs and act to address those needs. 1.2. Providing, maintaining and managing facilities which can be used for recreational, heritage and cultural pursuits in order to improve the wellbeing of the community of Pinwherry and Pinmore and visitors to the area. 1.3 Providing, maintaining and managing facilities which can be used by community groups to assist the advancement of community development. 1.4 Providing such facilities through the acquisition of the former school site and developing and maintaining the site to provide accommodation and amenities for visitors to the area. 2. To advance education by helping people to experience and appreciate the local area, the environment, natural heritage and places of historic and cultural interest, and through the promotion of their health, recreation and education, particularly by providing low cost accommodation for them on their travels to the area. 3. The provision of recreational activities through the promotion and organisation of community activities and encouraging the use and development for the benefit of the residents of the community and the wider public.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 April 2025 | £132,097 | £75,934 | 0 | 4 December 2025 |
| 30 April 2024 | £402,212 | £173,618 | 0 | 11 March 2025 |
| 30 April 2023 | £114,828 | £46,051 | 0 | 23 January 2024 |
| 30 April 2022 | £129,807 | £79,130 | 0 | 21 January 2023 |
| 30 April 2021 | £83,957 | £26,111 | 0 | 24 January 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 Pinwherry School, Main Sreet, Pinwherry, Girvan, South Ayrshire
- Website supplied to OSCR
- Not supplied
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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