01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC048246
- 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
- AB31 5XU
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
The DBC is a voluntary group consisting of twelve core members and four trustees. We are all from the local area serving the community through the provision of the community woodland and bike trails and recreational woodland. The group consists of project managers, a geologist, doctors, an operations manager and engineers. We are committed to maintaining and continually improving the woodland to best suit the users. The woodland was purchased for Forest and Land Scotland in 2022 through the community asset transfer scheme and is managed and maintained by the Deeside Bike Collective. The Banchory Woodland Trails were constructed through winter ‘23/’24 and opened in April 2024. The trails have been a great success with the local community and bikers provided a valuable free to use outdoor recreational space for people of Banchory and extended communities of Aberdeenshire to enjoy. With its location close to the town, makes for easy access by bike or on foot.
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of public participation in sport
- 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
Beneficiaries
- No specific group, or for the benefit of the community
Activities
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
4. The Organisation has been formed to benefit the community of Banchory, (the “Community”), with the following purposes (the “Purposes”): 4.1 The advancement of public participation in sport in the Banchory area, by providing and maintaining local and accessible purpose built bike trails and skills area where members of the community and visiting cyclists can learn and develop their mountain biking skills in a safe and controlled environment, encouraging increased physical exercise, including walking and cycling to the trails. 4.2 The provision of recreational facilities in the Banchory area, 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, by allowing un-restricted access to all members of the community to use the facilities for their intended purpose and in particular enabling youngsters and those without access to transport to access purpose built and controlled trails that they might not otherwise be able to access 4.3 Advancement of environmental protection or improvement, by restoring woodlands, and improving woodland habitats, to conserve and enhance Scotland?s biodiversity and help mitigate climate change. and involving members of the local community in planning and decision-making, and ensuring that the benefits of community woodlands are available to all
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £14,824 | £39,644 | 0 | 31 December 2025 |
| 31 March 2024 | £221,236 | £179,931 | 0 | 30 December 2024 |
| 31 March 2023 | £28,142 | £110,394 | 0 | 31 December 2023 |
| 31 March 2022 | £124,067 | £2,730 | 0 | 4 January 2023 |
| 31 March 2021 | £940 | £1,080 | 0 | 23 December 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
- 44 Cairds Wynd, Banchory, Aberdeenshire, Aberdeenshire
- Website supplied to OSCR
- https://www.deesidebikecollective.co.uk/
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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