01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC048511
- 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
- PA35 1JY
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
We run book related monthly meetings where local people can bring surplus books, take away any books from our shelves and socialise with other over refreshments. We also invite local authors to talk about their books. Currently we open from 11-4pm on the 3rd of every month and operate book boxes in surrounding villages. We will next year also support authors to go into the local primary school and donate books to the school as well.
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of education
- the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science
- 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 organisation's purposes are: To advance education by individual and group participation in literary events To advance arts, heritage and culture through library, book exchange and dialogue at talks and other events To advance the provision of recreational facilities, or the organisation of recreational activities through the sharing of literature and literary related events, with the object of improving the conditions of life in north Argyll across all age ranges and sections of that community.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 July 2025 | £1,859 | £822 | 0 | 27 October 2025 |
| 31 July 2024 | £1,487 | £497 | 0 | 23 November 2024 |
| 31 July 2023 | £2,190 | £1,887 | 0 | 31 October 2023 |
| 31 July 2022 | £920 | £457 | 0 | 14 February 2023 |
| 31 July 2021 | £155 | £1,894 | 0 | 25 February 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
- Tigh Glas, 2 Lagan, Taynuilt, Argyll
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.bookends.scot
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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