OSCR Scottish charity profile

Banchory Paths

ActiveCharity number SC049302
Registered15 May 2019
Main locationAberdeenshire
Legal formSCIO (Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation)

01 Identity

Scottish charity record

Snapshot 25 August 2026
OSCR charity number
SC049302
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
AB31 5TX
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OSCR note: This SCIO has been set up to replace Banchory Paths Association SC030443.You have advised us that Banchory Paths Association SC030443 intends to wind up and transfer the assets and liabilities to Banchory Paths SC049302

02 Purpose and work

What the charity exists to do

To maintain the path network in the Banchory area for the use of locals and visitors.. This involves general maintenance of existing paths and upgrades of paths using contractors where necessary with landowner permission.

Charitable purposes

  • the advancement of environmental protection or improvement

Beneficiaries

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

Activities

  • It carries out activities or services itself

Constitutional objectives

The organisation's purpose is the advancement of environmental protection and improvement through the care and development of the footpath network in the Banchory area, in cooperation with landowners, by maintaining and upgrading the paths, thereby to encourage and facilitate their use by local residents and visitors.

03 Annual returns

Income and expenditure history

5 periods
Year endIncomeExpenditureStaffReturn received
31 May 2026£9,178£12,517018 August 2026
31 May 2025£47,549£39,988022 October 2025
31 May 2024£29,044£46,28605 September 2024
31 May 2023£6,856£170027 February 2024
31 May 2022£3,744£170022 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
14 Hollybank Crescent , Banchory
Website supplied to OSCR
http://banchorypaths.org.uk
Parent charity
Not supplied

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05 Provenance

Source for this profile

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