01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC050864
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- A specific local point, community or neighbourhood
- Volunteers
- 0 volunteers
- Staff
- 0
- Postcode
- PA29 6XS
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
The main activities of the SCIO are to assist those persons living within the West Kintyre Community Council (WKCC) area wishing to undertake further educational studies, be at university, further education college or apprenticeships by the payment of an annual bursary granny for the duration of their studies. To assist other charities and groups operating within WKCC to undertake activities and developments conducive with the charitable purposes of the SCIO governing document. To help promote and develop the community development plan by consultation with the local community and to develop longer term legacy projects for future generations.
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of education
- the advancement of citizenship or community development
- the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science
- 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 advancement of environmental protection or improvement
- 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 makes grants, donations, loans, gifts or pensions to individuals
Constitutional objectives
The SCIO's purposes are to benefit the communities of West Kintyre Community Council. The objects are: 5.1 The distribution of Community funds from windfarms, and funds from other sources, to community groups or organizations within the area of West Kintyre to undertake projects that meet the public benefit criteria agreed by the SCIO and the donor and which fall within the purposes of. 5.1.1 the advancement of community development and sustainability (including rural regeneration), 5.1.2 the advancement of education, 5.1.3 the advancement of arts, heritage, culture, or science, 5.1.4 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, 5.1.5 the advancement of environmental protection or improvement, 5.1.6 the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship, or another disadvantage, 5.2 The SCIO shall promote (but not promote exclusively) its activities and operations to people within the area of West Kintyre Community Council. These people will be the SCIO's beneficiaries.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2026 | £0 | £0 | 0 | Not supplied |
| 31 March 2025 | £195,487 | £87,889 | 0 | 5 September 2025 |
| 31 March 2024 | £121,668 | £11,265 | 0 | 20 August 2024 |
| 31 March 2023 | £142,643 | £23,969 | 0 | 14 July 2023 |
| 31 March 2022 | £111 | £14 | 0 | 20 December 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
- Birchfield, Whitehouse, By Tarbert, Argyll
- Website supplied to OSCR
- Not supplied
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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