OSCR Scottish charity profile

Border Ice Rink Trust

Known as BIRT

ActiveCharity number SC049299
Registered14 May 2019
Main locationScottish Borders
Legal formSCIO (Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation)

01 Identity

Scottish charity record

Snapshot 25 August 2026
OSCR charity number
SC049299
Status
Active
Regulatory type
Standard
Designated religious body
No
Geographical spread
A specific local point, community or neighbourhood
Volunteers
1-50 volunteers
Staff
2
Postcode
TD5 7SL

02 Purpose and work

What the charity exists to do

The Trust’s purpose are in relation to sport, and primarily the sports of Curling and Skating (Ice Rink Sports) from October to March, and additional summer sports of roller skating and pickleball from March to October. The purposes are to provide or assist in the provision of recreational facilities with the object of improving the conditions of life for the public generally, and to encourage and actively promote community and public participation in Ice Rinks sports and summer activities through the provision of training and coaching.

Charitable purposes

  • the advancement of public participation in sport
  • 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

  • Children or young people
  • Older People
  • People with disabilities or health problems

Activities

  • It carries out activities or services itself

Constitutional objectives

4 The Trust's purposes are in relation to sport, and primarily the sports of Curling and Skating ('Ice Rink Sports'), and are: 4.1 provide or assist in the provision of recreational facilities, or to organise or assist in the organisation of the recreational facilities, with the object of improving the conditions of life for the public generally. 4.2 to encourage and actively promote community and public participation in Ice Rink Sports, through the provision of training, coaching and education not only for those participating in but also the public generally about sport generally and Ice Rink Sports in particular and in the health and fitness benefits of participating.

03 Annual returns

Income and expenditure history

5 periods
Year endIncomeExpenditureStaffReturn received
30 April 2025£233,870£194,460216 December 2025
30 April 2024£3,000£2,900231 December 2024
31 July 2023£0£0221 February 2024
31 July 2022£0£0223 November 2022
31 July 2021£0£027 October 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
Border Ice Rink, Abbotseat Road, Kelso, Scottish Borders
Website supplied to OSCR
www.bordericerink.co.uk
Parent charity
Not supplied

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05 Provenance

Source for this profile

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