OSCR Scottish charity profile

Coldstream Community Larder

ActiveCharity number SC052421
Registered21 March 2023
Main locationScottish Borders
Legal formSCIO (Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation)

01 Identity

Scottish charity record

Snapshot 25 August 2026
OSCR charity number
SC052421
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
TD12 4DT

02 Purpose and work

What the charity exists to do

We run a community larder stocked almost entirely from donations from supermarkets and individuals and from surplus foodstuffs delivered by FareShare. We have a small award-winning organic community garden and our extra room is used by the local Youth club and by other organisations giving something back to the town. We collect from 5 supermarkets each week and have two deliveries from FareShare and currently we save circa 200kg of produce a week which is the equivalent of 10 tons per year. Any food not given out free at our 4 sessions a week is normally fed into our hotbin or compost bins to feed the garden or given to locals who have chickens or other livestock. We have upgraded the lighting and heating in our building to be energy efficient and have solar panels and a battery to ensure we reduce our carbon footprint and we have various recycling points on site for the community.

Charitable purposes

  • the advancement of citizenship or community development
  • the advancement of environmental protection or improvement

Beneficiaries

  • No specific group, or for the benefit of the community

Activities

  • It carries out activities or services itself

Constitutional objectives

2. The association's objects are: a) The advancement of citizenship or community development b) The advancement or improvement of environmental protection

03 Annual returns

Income and expenditure history

3 periods
Year endIncomeExpenditureStaffReturn received
31 May 2026£0£00Not supplied
31 May 2025£31,168£31,18603 November 2025
31 May 2024£29,650£22,830029 July 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
Coldstream Community Annexe, Home Place, Coldstream
Website supplied to OSCR
https://coldstreamcomm.co.uk
Parent charity
Not supplied

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05 Provenance

Source for this profile

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