01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC051963
- 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
- KA23 9AW
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
Community Roots, a community-led organisation based in West Kilbride, supports the KA23 area and surrounding district. We aim to advance education, community development, and well-being through accessible, inclusive activities. We address food insecurity via the Village Larder, offering subsidised essentials, redistribute food retail waste and fresh produce grown in the Community Roots Garden. Our volunteers use sustainable methods to grow food, provide gardening opportunities, and share skills. We also offer food preparation advice, sign-posting to relevant services and are building a Garden Haven building in our garden to offer a flexible space to expand on our reach. Through these initiatives, we improve health, build community resilience, and enhance quality of life for those we serve.
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of education
- the advancement of citizenship or community development
- 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
Beneficiaries
- No specific group, or for the benefit of the community
Activities
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
The organisatio's purposes are to benefit the community of the KA23 postcode and surrounding district, through: The organisations charitable purposes the advancement of education, the advancement of citizenship or community development and 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 by/through: organising gardening, growing food, a community larder and food preparation advice, prescription, and food deliveries, recreating and maintaining a public play park and providing activities for children
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 August 2025 | £81,488 | £74,003 | 0 | 15 April 2026 |
| 31 August 2024 | £79,077 | £56,284 | 0 | 21 March 2025 |
| 31 August 2023 | £79,077 | £56,284 | 0 | 11 April 2024 |
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
- 53A Main Street, West Kilbride
- Website supplied to OSCR
- community-roots.org.uk
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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