01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC048396
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- A specific local point, community or neighbourhood
- Volunteers
- 101-250 volunteers
- Staff
- 9
- Postcode
- EH16 4TE
OSCR note: This charity was established to replace Bridgend Inspiring Growth (SC042769) Bridgend Inspiring Growth (SC042769) has now wound up and passed its assets and liabilities to Bridgend Farmhouse (SC048396) which is a Community Benefit Society
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
We own and run a community building offering a community café, rooms/ space for hire, craft classes, training and volunteering opportunities and various projects to improve the health and wellbeing of the local community. We lease 4 community allotments and associated buildings/ space to maintain our gardening opportunities and produce food for the café. We provide a place to meet, socialise, and engage in activity with a purpose. We also provided a regular community meal and community events to allow social meet-ups and in the former case a guaranteed hot meal for any folk struggling, something that is also a benefit to those attending volunteer sessions. We provide activities accommodating local interests [based on a community survey] in such topics as forest skills, the arts, and in getting outdoors for gardening, fitness and therapeutic reasons. Task based training is provided in the café and gardens. We offer training rides and refurbish bikes to encourage active travel.
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of education
- the advancement of citizenship or community development
- the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science
- the advancement of environmental protection or improvement
Beneficiaries
- Children or young people
- Older People
- People with disabilities or health problems
- No specific group, or for the benefit of the community
- Other charities or voluntary bodies
Activities
- It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
(a) the objects of the Society shall consist only of charitable purposes for the public benefit to: (b) To advance community development by providing opportunities for active citizenship and volunteering through the shared ownership and running of Bridgend Farmhouse. (c) To advance education and training in the community by utilising the farmhouse site for various learning activities, particularly those that support engagement in the outdoors, local woodlands, sustainability, and environmental and place-based education. (d) To advance health, both physical and mental, and address health inequalities and social isolation to support people to live happy, healthy and enriched lives. (e) To advance the arts, heritage and culture of the local area and on site. (f) To promote equality and diversity by providing accessible facilities and a diversity of activities. (g) To advance environmental protection, biodiversity and the enjoyment of the Craigmillar Castle park, and promote and enable sustainable development and living practices.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £488,931 | £491,272 | 9 | 29 October 2025 |
| 31 March 2024 | £482,275 | £460,995 | 9 | 1 November 2024 |
| 31 March 2023 | £464,320 | £433,099 | 9 | 7 November 2023 |
| 31 March 2022 | £298,910 | £292,760 | 9 | 3 November 2022 |
| 31 March 2021 | £371,251 | £253,664 | 9 | 28 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
- 41 Old Dalkeith Road, Edinburgh
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.bridgendfarmhouse.org.uk
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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