Charity Details

Bennachie Leisure Centre Association (SCIO)

SC023888Registered charity from 19 June 1996

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Notes:

This SCIO was incorporated on 30 October 2014 as a result of the conversion of a charitable company (Company number: SC166530, company name: Bennachie Leisure Centre Association)

Charity Information:

Address Bennachie Leisure Centre
Largie Road
Insch
Aberdeenshire

Postcode AB52 6LT

Is the supplied address a principal office or a trustee address? Trustee - Charity Trustee

Website http://www.blcinsch.scot/

Regulatory Type Standard

Object:

To provide or assist in the provision of sports and leisure activities in the interests of social and educational welfare with the objective of improving the quality of life of people residing within the area by a) Maintaining and managing the Bennachie Leisure Centre and related facilities. b) Organising and promoting sports and leisure activities within the Centre and surrounding area

Operations:

What the charity is set up to do and how it does this:

Bennachie Leisure Centre is a registered charity dedicated to improving health, wellbeing, and social cohesion in the local community within Aberdeenshire. We provide inclusive services that tackle rural isolation, support low-income families, and promote sustainability. Our activities include fitness and mental health classes, a community café, charity shop, volunteering and employability programmes, meeting spaces, and new initiatives such as gardening and inclusive soft play. Through partnerships, events, and accessible programmes, we create opportunities for connection, personal development, and resilience while championing environmental responsibility and the circular economy

Charity Status: Active

Constitutional Form: SCIO (Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation)

Constitutional Form Date: 30 Oct 2014

Previous Constitutional Form: Company (the charity is registered with Companies House)

Previous Constitutional Form Date: 19 Jun 1996

Main Operating Location: Aberdeenshire

Number of Staff: 14

Number of Volunteers: 51-100

Purposes: "the advancement of public participation in sport", "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"

Beneficiaries: "No specific group, or for the benefit of the community"

Types Of Activity Undertaken: "It carries out activities or services itself"

Annual Submissions:

Year End	Income	Expenditure	Annual Return Received	Accounts Received
31 Mar 2022	£245,854	£240,765	22 Dec 2022	Yes
31 Mar 2023	£265,187	£262,023	27 Dec 2023	Yes
31 Mar 2024	£272,273	£271,680	29 Dec 2024	Yes
31 Mar 2025	£310,445	£286,726	19 Jan 2026	Yes
31 Mar 2026			No	Annual Information due by 31 Dec 2026
If an annual return has been received on time (within nine months of the Year End Date), the 'Annual Return Received' box is green . If an annual return is late, the box is red .

Income and Expenditure:

Charity Trustees:

First Name	Last Name
Robert	Riggs
Theresa	Sudlow
Merlyn	Riggs
Chris	Hodgens
Sheena	Lonchay
Craig	Ruddick
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