01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC052876
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- A specific local point, community or neighbourhood
- Volunteers
- 101-250 volunteers
- Staff
- 1
- Postcode
- G82 1LG
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
Knowetop offers the community a safe space to engage with nature, learn new skills, share in produce grown on site and improve their mental and physical wellbeing through time in a greenspace and engaging with nature. On the 15 acre site we have a community growing space, community orchard, a range of wildlife habitats including woodland, hedges, meadows and a pond, and we’re developing community plots with individual raised beds and in-ground growing spaces. Our free outreach and engagement activities include running a nature-based outdoor afterschool club one day a week. holiday activities for primary school aged children. twice-weekly practical volunteering sessions. weekly well-being in nature sessions. and a variety of public events for families and individuals. We are working to make Knowetop a valued, well-used and safe community space.
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of education
- the advancement of health
- the advancement of citizenship or community development
- the advancement of environmental protection or improvement
- 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 carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
The organisation?s purposes are [using letters identifying charitable purposes as identified by The Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator (OSCR) in their document ? ?What are the Charitable Purposes?? as defined under the Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act 2005]: b) The advancement of education. d) The advancement of health. f) The advancement of citizenship or community development (including rural or urban regeneration). n) The relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage. m) The advancement of environmental protection or improvement and p) 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 | £44,331 | £60,150 | 1 | 20 May 2026 |
| 31 March 2025 | £83,196 | £35,669 | 1 | 12 May 2025 |
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
- 1/3 Quay Street, Dumbarton
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.knowetop.org.uk
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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