01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC054292
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Cross Border
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- Scotland and other parts of the UK
- Volunteers
- Not supplied
- Staff
- Not supplied
- Postcode
- DE45 1FQ
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of religion
- the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage
Beneficiaries
- No specific group, or for the benefit of the community
Activities
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
3.1 Subject to clause 3.2, the objects of the CIO are: 3.1.1 The advancement in rural communities of the Christian faith in accordance with the Basis of Faith and the principles set out in the Ethos Statements. and 3.1.2 such other charitable purposes as shall, in the opinion of the charity trustees, put into practice the Christian faith in accordance with the Basis of Faith and the principles set out in the Ethos Statements in rural communities, including but not limited to: the advancement of education, the prevention or relief of poverty, and the relief of those in need because of youth, age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage. 3.2 Nothing in this constitution shall authorise an application of the property of the CIO for the purposes which are not charitable in accordance with section 7 of the Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act 2005.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Total income | Donations | Charitable activities income | Trading income | Investment income | Other income | Total expenditure | Raising funds | Charitable activities spending | Other spending | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2026 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | — | Not supplied |
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
- 50 BURTON EDGE, Bakewell
- Website supplied to OSCR
- https://www.theruralproject.org/
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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