01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC050459
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- A specific local point, community or neighbourhood
- Volunteers
- 101-250 volunteers
- Staff
- 1
- Postcode
- G84 7DQ
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
Helensburgh Community Hall Ltd, (known as Helensburgh Community Hub) purchased the hall at 113 East Princes Street in Helensburgh in 2020, to run it as a community facility. The Hub has a hall which is available to hire by any community groups. We have a suite of offices which are leased by other third sector organisations and we operate a second hand book shop selling donated books As well as managing the facilities we run our own programmes which are currently a) promoting reading for pleasure which includes a local program of Dolly Parton's Imagination Library and an annual book festival run jointly with other local charities b) encouraging and valuing volunteering including an annual volunteer thanking event. ~And c) we have recently begun to engage with community resilience initiatives We have a very hands on group of Trustees, a paid development manager and an army of volunteers.
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of education
- the advancement of citizenship or community development
- the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage
Beneficiaries
- No specific group, or for the benefit of the community
Activities
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
PURPOSES The company's main purpose is consistent with furthering the achievement of sustainable development. The company's purposes are: - the advancement of education - the relief of those in need by reason age, ill health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage - the advancement of citizenship and of community development, the promotion of civic responsibility, volunteering, the voluntary sector and the effectiveness and efficiency of third sector organisations including social enterprises.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | £0 | £0 | 1 | Not supplied |
| 31 December 2024 | £65,805 | £58,757 | 1 | 20 June 2025 |
| 31 December 2023 | £62,810 | £50,243 | 1 | 27 August 2024 |
| 31 December 2022 | £70,478 | £60,872 | 1 | 21 September 2023 |
| 31 October 2021 | £237,571 | £72,010 | 1 | 25 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
- 116 East Princes Street, Helensburgh
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.helensburghcommunityhub.org.uk
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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