01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC052003
- 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
- EH52 6HN
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
To promote awareness of the Union Canal and its benefits and helping people to understand the canal's history. to provide recreational activities, facilities and activities using our passenger boat, Heatherbell. to promote, encourage and assist in the restoration and maintenance of the Union Canal using our workboat, Roseann and to do all things necessary to that end but not limited to litter picking, trimming vegetation and removing obstacles from the water
Charitable purposes
- 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
Beneficiaries
- No specific group, or for the benefit of the community
Activities
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
2.1 The organisation is established solely for charitable purposes within the district of West Lothian and for the following purposes - 2.1.1 To advance heritage by promoting awareness of the Union Canal and its benefits and helping people to understand the canal's history. 2.1.2 To provide recreational activities facilities and activities for our members with the primary aim of improving their conditions of life through social interaction and leisure time activity and to the public at large, by encouraging them to experience the tranquillity of the canal from the water on our passenger boat. 2.1.3 To promote, encourage and assist in the restoration, maintenance and use of the Union Canal particularly around Broxburn, Winchburgh and Philpstoun as an amenity, and recreational waterway, and to do all things necessary to that end including but not limited to litter picking, trimming vegetation, and removing obstacles from the water using our workboat.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 September 2025 | £16,505 | £24,891 | 0 | 31 May 2026 |
| 30 September 2024 | £8,941 | £31,417 | 0 | 31 May 2025 |
| 30 September 2023 | £0 | £0 | 0 | 14 May 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
- 43 Port Buchan, Broxburn, West Lothian
- Website supplied to OSCR
- https://www.bridge19-40.co.uk/
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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