01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC050037
- 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
- ML11 9NR
OSCR note: This charity was established to replace Loudon Pond and Ponfeigh Glen Association (SC048279). Loudon Pond and Ponfeigh Glen Association (SC048279) has now wound up and passed its assets and liabilities to Loudon Pond Volunteer Group (SC050037) which is a SCIO.
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
The purpose of the Group is to protect and manage the Rigside and Douglas Water Community Nature Reserve at Loudon Pond for the benefit of the whole community of Rigside, Douglas Water and the Douglas Valley, and for the benefit of the wider community beyond Douglasdale, We achieve these purposes by maintenance activities (invasive weed removal and rubbish clearance) for the purpose of keeping footpaths clear. Wildflower and native tree planting, maintenance of bird and bat boxes, tree pruning and coppicing, orchard tree pruning and maintenance. Maintain and improve access to the Reserve, reduce the amount of dog- fouling by providing a waste bag dispenser and guidance
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of education
- 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 purpose of the Group is to protect and manage the Rigside and Douglas Water Community Nature Reserve at Loudon Pond for the benefit of the whole community of Rigside, Douglas Water and the Douglas Valley, and for the benefit of the wider community beyond Douglasdale, the Group's objects being the advancement of education and the creation of an environmental site for the benefit of people of all ages and improving access to the area for the benefit of the whole community of Rigside, Douglas Water and Douglas Valley and for the benefit of the wider community beyond Douglasdale.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 April 2026 | £14,103 | £3,259 | 0 | 16 June 2026 |
| 8 April 2025 | £13,844 | £584 | 0 | 23 June 2025 |
| 8 April 2024 | £757 | £425 | 0 | 10 July 2024 |
| 8 April 2023 | £154 | £376 | 0 | 2 August 2023 |
| 8 April 2022 | £511 | £389 | 0 | 11 July 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
- 16 Mountstuart Avenue, Rigside, Lanark
- Website supplied to OSCR
- Not supplied
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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