01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC052426
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- A specific local point, community or neighbourhood
- Volunteers
- 1-50 volunteers
- Staff
- 5
- Postcode
- KA15 2BQ
OSCR note: This charity has been established to replace Beith Community Association, SC002082 Beith Community Association, SC002082 intends to wind up and pass its assets and liabilities to Beith Community Association SCIO, SC052426
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
Beith Community Association SCIO is a community-led charity working to improve quality of life in the Garnock Valley. We deliver our work primarily through the management and operation of Beith Community Centre as an accessible, inclusive community hub. The Centre provides affordable space for a wide range of local groups and activities serving people of all ages, from early years to older adults. Alongside facility provision, we support and host projects addressing food insecurity, social isolation, employability, health and wellbeing, and community participation. We work in partnership with local organisations, statutory services, and volunteers to ensure services respond to identified local need. Our approach is rooted in community involvement, good governance, and long-term sustainability. We are actively developing our organisation and exploring community asset transfer to safeguard the Centre and strengthen community benefit for future generations.
Charitable purposes
- the prevention or relief of poverty
- the advancement of citizenship or community development
- the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science
- the advancement of public participation in sport
- the promotion of equality and diversity
- the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage
- any other purpose that may reasonably be regarded as analogous to any of the preceding purposes
Beneficiaries
- No specific group, or for the benefit of the community
Activities
- It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
4 The organisation's purposes are: 4.1 the prevention and relief of poverty. 4.2 the advancement of citizenship and community development. 4.3 the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science. 4.4 the advancement of public participation in sport. 4.5 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. 4.6 the promotion of equality and diversity. 4.7 the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage. 4.8 any other purpose that may reasonably be regarded as analogous to any of the preceding purposes.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2026 | £0 | £0 | 5 | Not supplied |
| 31 March 2025 | £137,741 | £187,092 | 5 | 23 December 2025 |
| 31 March 2024 | £211,289 | £165,397 | 5 | 2 October 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
- Beith Community Centre, Kings Road, Beith
- Website supplied to OSCR
- https://www.beithcommunityassociation.org.uk/
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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