OSCR Scottish charity profile

The William Laidlaw Memorial Hall

ActiveCharity number SC048751
Registered10 October 2018
Main locationScottish Borders
Legal formTrust (founding document is a deed of trust) (other than educational endowment)

01 Identity

Scottish charity record

Snapshot 25 August 2026
OSCR charity number
SC048751
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
TD9 8JS

02 Purpose and work

What the charity exists to do

To provide and maintain the village hall for the benefit of the local community.

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

  • No specific group, or for the benefit of the community

Activities

  • It carries out activities or services itself

Constitutional objectives

The said subjects and the building erected or to be erected thereon (thereinafter referred to as thetrust subjects) are dedicated and shall be held by us and our successors as Trustees in all time coming for the purposes of a village hall for the use of the inhabitants of the Parish of Hobkirk and evirons without distinction of political, religious and other opinions, including use for meetings, lectures and classes, and for other forms of recreation and leisure time occupation, with the object of improving the conditions of life for the said inhabitants

03 Annual returns

Income and expenditure history

5 periods
Year endTotal incomeDonationsCharitable activities incomeTrading incomeInvestment incomeOther incomeTotal expenditureRaising fundsCharitable activities spendingOther spendingStaffReturn received
31 December 2025£3,141£0£0£0£0£0£3,778£0£0£0022 June 2026
31 December 2024£21,446£0£0£0£0£0£18,573£0£0£0017 March 2025
31 December 2023£7,106£0£0£0£0£0£7,837£0£0£0022 March 2024
31 December 2022£5,344£0£0£0£0£0£8,557£0£0£0030 March 2023
31 December 2021£16,650£0£0£0£0£0£5,177£0£0£001 April 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
Rutherford, Forest Road, Bonchester Bridge, Hawick, Scottish Borders
Website supplied to OSCR
Not supplied
Parent charity
Not supplied

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05 Provenance

Source for this profile

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