01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC048918
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- Operations cover all or most of Scotland
- Volunteers
- 1-50 volunteers
- Staff
- 0
- Postcode
- EH26 9HE
OSCR note: Former Legal name- Friends of Benmore Centre (SCIO) from 18/12/2018 to 17/08/2022
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
Provide financial support for pupils from families who cannot afford the parental contribution to attend residential outdoor learning activities at Benmore Outdoor Centre. Similarly provide financial support to local community enterprses for diadvantaged young people to visit Benmore. Raise money to enhance activities at the Centre. Orgnaise CPD courses in outdoor learning for teachers and leaders.
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
- Other defined groups
Activities
- It makes grants, donations, loans, gifts or pensions to individuals
- It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
4.The organisations purposes are: 4.1 The advancement of education, by: assisting children and young people from across Scotland who might otherwise have difficulty in accessing a high-quality residential experience at Benmore Centre enhancing the provision of a programme of outdoor and environmental activities to engage, develop and educate children and young people attending the Centre facilitating training for volunteers to ensure that children and young people from across Scotland gain maximum benefit from Benmore based outdoor activities. 4.2 The provision of recreational activities, 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: supporting Benmore Centre in the provision of recreational activities for families, clubs and societies, members of the local community and others, to promote a healthy lifestyle and protection of the environment facilitating training for volunteers, as in 4.1 4.3 The advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science, by: contributing, as appropriate, to the upkeep of the Grade B listed Benmore House to maintain its historical and architectural importance.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Total income | Donations | Charitable activities income | Trading income | Investment income | Other income | Total expenditure | Raising funds | Charitable activities spending | Other spending | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | £15,926 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 0 | 21 September 2026 |
| 31 December 2024 | £1,154 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £280 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 0 | 27 August 2025 |
| 31 December 2023 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £50 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 0 | 20 September 2024 |
| 31 December 2022 | £272 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £50 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 0 | 5 January 2023 |
| 31 December 2021 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 0 | 15 September 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
- 17 Marchburn Drive, Penicuik, Midlothian
- Website supplied to OSCR
- Not supplied
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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