01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC049513
- 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
- AB30 1BJ
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
Mearns Minibus Link was initially set up to provide an efficient, affordable community transport system and to give community groups, not-for-profit organisations, and local residents who are rurally and socially isolated, access to a safe, reliable community minibus. Local people, especially those with mobility issues, can find it difficult to get out to attend activities or get to medical appointments so we give people the means to access facilities and opportunities that would otherwise be inaccessible to them. We have a small group of volunteer drivers who are all MiDAS trained (the nationally recognised Minibus Driver Awareness Scheme) and we can also offer this training to representatives of local community groups. Any not-for-profit group can hire the minibus but their driver has to have a current MiDAS certificate. Our small minibus is also wheelchair-accessible and is well maintained and regularly checked.
Charitable purposes
- 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 relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage
Beneficiaries
- Older People
- People with disabilities or health problems
- Other defined groups
Activities
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
to provide a recreational facility, with the object of improving the conditions of life for the persons for whom the facilities or activities are primarily intended. This will be achieved by the provision and maintenance of a reliable community minibus which will counter the disadvantages of rural isolation in the Mearns area. and to advance the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage by providing them with the means to access a range of facilities and opportunities that would otherwise be inaccessible to them
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 July 2025 | £8,043 | £10,776 | 0 | 8 October 2025 |
| 31 July 2024 | £7,006 | £9,657 | 0 | 16 October 2024 |
| 31 July 2023 | £8,411 | £7,090 | 0 | 17 December 2023 |
| 31 July 2022 | £7,192 | £6,295 | 0 | 30 November 2022 |
| 31 July 2021 | £8,230 | £26,964 | 0 | 23 March 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
- The Venue, 84 High Street, Laurencekirk
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.mearnsminibuslink.org.uk
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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