OSCR Scottish charity profile

Achnamara Community Trust SCIO

ActiveCharity number SC048950
Registered11 January 2019
Main locationArgyll And Bute
Legal formSCIO (Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation)

01 Identity

Scottish charity record

Snapshot 25 August 2026
OSCR charity number
SC048950
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
PA31 8PT

02 Purpose and work

What the charity exists to do

To provide facilities and services for the residents of Achnamara and surrounding viillages

Charitable purposes

  • the advancement of citizenship or community development
  • 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
  • the advancement of environmental protection or improvement
  • the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage

Beneficiaries

  • Children or young people
  • Older People
  • People with disabilities or health problems
  • 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: 5.1.1 The management of community land and associated assets for the benefit of the Community and the public in general as an important part of the protection and sustainable development of Scotland's natural environment, where 'sustainable development' means development which meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs 5.1.2 The advancement of citizenship or community development 5.1.3 The advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science 5.1.4 The provision of recreational facilities or the organisation of recreational facilities, with the object of improving the conditions of life for the persons for whom the facilities or activities are primarily intended 5.1.5 The advancement of environmental protection or improvement including the education of the Community about its environment, culture and/ or history 5.1.6 The relief of those in need by reason of age, ill health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage 5.1.7 The provision of housing for those who are in conditions of need and the improvement of housing in the public sector or in charitable ownership provided that such power shall not extend to relieving any local authorities or other bodies of a statutory duty to provide or improve housing 5.1.8 The maintenance, improvement or provision of public amenities 5.1.9 The preservation of buildings or sites of historic or architectural importance 5.1.10 Such other purposes ancillary thereto as may be necessary or desirable for the furtherance of the foregoing purposes.

03 Annual returns

Income and expenditure history

5 periods
Year endIncomeExpenditureStaffReturn received
28 February 2025£74£2804 November 2025
28 February 2024£100£84028 November 2024
28 February 2023£1,233£1,21904 December 2023
28 February 2022£100£66019 April 2023
28 February 2021£7,294£7,294028 November 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
Castle Sween Cottage, Achnamara, Argyll
Website supplied to OSCR
www.achnamara.org
Parent charity
Not supplied

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05 Provenance

Source for this profile

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