01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC052136
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- A specific local point, community or neighbourhood
- Volunteers
- 1-50 volunteers
- Staff
- 2
- Postcode
- KA27 8HL
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
To run a Community Inn, restaurant and pub, to pursue projects for the benefit of the community at large. We are now also looking to provide low cost community housing. This has been achieved by obtaining grant funding and renovating a community hub.
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of citizenship or community development
Beneficiaries
- No specific group, or for the benefit of the community
Activities
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
2 The objects of the society shall be to carry on business for the benefit of the community at large, through furthering, within the villages of Lochranza, Catacol and Pirnmill comprising the following postcodes ( KA278GD, KA278HH, KA278HJ, KA278HL, KA278HN, KA278HP, KA278HQ, KA278JF) ('the Community'), the advancement of community development including rural regeneration by: 2.1 working for the benefit of the people of the Community to improve their quality of life while conserving and preserving the character and natural beauty of the Community in such a manner that the needs and aspirations of the local population are acknowledged and respected. 2.2 providing appropriate housing, education, employment and recreation with the object of improving the conditions of life in the Community. 2.3 taking forward other projects that the Community approve. But only to the extent that the above purposes are consistent with furthering the achievement of sustainable development.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | £199,085 | £115,585 | 2 | 5 August 2026 |
| 31 December 2024 | £99,410 | £67,175 | 2 | 10 September 2025 |
| 31 December 2023 | £9,824 | £65,641 | 2 | 5 September 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
- Lochranza Country Inn, Lochranza, Isle of Arran, North Ayrshire
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.nacbs.co.uk
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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