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A Heart for Duns

SC045056Registered charity from 18 August 2014
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Information about this charity:
Charity Information Operations Annual Submissions Income and Expenditure Charity Trustees
Charity Information:
The Name the Charity is Known By AHFD
Address Volunteer Hall
Langtongate
Duns
Berwickshire
Postcode TD11 3AF
Is the supplied address a principal office or a trustee address? Trustee - Charity Trustee
Website www.aheartforduns.org
Regulatory Type Standard
Object:
The organisation has been formed to benefit the Community of Duns and District as defined by postcodes TD10 and TD11 (“the Community”), with the Purposes listed in the sub-clauses hereto (“the Purposes”), to be exercised following the principles of sustainable development (where sustainable development means development which meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs), namely: To provide a community hall and associated facilities for use by the people of Duns and district to advance citizenship and community development. To utilise the hall fully for the sole purpose of serving the needs of the community, including voluntary organisations, charities, businesses and social organisations. To operate an annual programme of events designed to involve all sections of the community, including adults, children and young people, disabled and older people. To offer the opportunity to hire the hall to a range of organisations and private individuals, for the purpose of supporting the advancement of the arts and community engagement. To underpin the operation of the hall with a robust and sustainable business and financial model designed to secure its long-term future as a community asset. To organise and support activities and events in Duns and district for community benefit.
Operations:
What the charity is set up to do and how it does this:
To organise and facilitate community activities in Duns. It also provides office accommodation for a number of local charities and meeting facilities for businesses and health services.
Charity Status: Active
Constitutional Form: SCIO (Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation)
Constitutional Form Date: 18 Aug 2014
Main Operating Location: Scottish Borders
Number of Staff: 5
Number of Volunteers: 1-50
Purposes: "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 Latest Annual Reports and Accounts
31 Mar 2022 £172,937 £168,780 05 Dec 2022 Yes
31 Mar 2023 £212,029 £221,847 23 Nov 2023 Yes
31 Mar 2024 £163,723 £202,985 20 Dec 2024 Yes
31 Mar 2025 £224,913 £228,584 17 Dec 2025 Yes Download
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
Peter Lerpiniere
Sharon Cleghorn
Keith Dickinson
Lynn Gray
John Fisher
Wendy Reid
Margaret Cameron
Karen Thomas
Mark Haddon
Timothy Perhar
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