OSCR Scottish charity profile

Friends of Benmore Outdoor Centre [SCIO]

ActiveCharity number SC048918
Registered18 December 2018
Main locationMidlothian
Legal formSCIO (Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation)

01 Identity

Scottish charity record

Snapshot 25 August 2026
OSCR charity number
SC048918
Status
Active
Regulatory type
Standard
Designated religious body
No
Geographical spread
Operations cover all or most of Scotland
Volunteers
0 volunteers
Staff
0
Postcode
EH26 9HE
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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

Fundamentally, we are set up to help all children and young people - primarily school pupils - to participate in outdoor learning at Benmore Centre and to enhance facilities to maximise their benefit from doing this. We do this by raising funds - either from donations or from charitable trusts - and disbursing them in accordance with these aims. We also aim to support the CPD of teachers and volunteers working with children and young people in the area of outdoor learning and sustainability of the natural environment. We aim to contribute to the upkeep of the B-listed Benmore House in order to meet these other objectives.

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

5 periods
Year endIncomeExpenditureStaffReturn received
31 December 2024£1,154£280027 August 2025
31 December 2023£0£50020 September 2024
31 December 2022£272£5005 January 2023
31 December 2021£0£0015 September 2022
31 December 2020£0£0010 September 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
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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