Charity Details

Cousland Smiddy Trust

SC009449Registered charity from 02 March 1989

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Charity Information:

Address 31 Hadfast Road
Cousland
By Dalkeith
Midlothian

Postcode EH22 2NZ

Website www.couslandsmiddy.co.uk

Regulatory Type Standard

Link to Companies House https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/

Object:

The objects for which the Trust is established are: To preserve the Smiddy Building at Cousland, near Dalkeith, Midlothian and its collection for the benefit of the local community and to advance the education of the public in Scotland and elsewhere by the provision of the Smiddy Building as a museum.

Operations:

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

We focus on conserving our heritage – keeping the building alive through meeting the needs of the present - adapting to changed economic and social factors, working the way the blacksmiths always have! We try to: Keep the smiddy at the heart of the community by: – Keeping the smiddy working – Sharing our aims; telling our story far and wide, building partnerships – Engaging villagers in enjoying our local heritage through events – Involving local people in our volunteering opportunities Attract funding by: – Raising funds locally – Applying to external partners for project funds Restore the buildings and environment by: – Careful stewardship – Restoration and development projects – Environmental improvements to provide a resource at the heart of the village. We manage organic allotments an orchard and areas for walking/general recreation.

Charity Status: Active

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

Constitutional Form Date: 02 Mar 1989

Main Operating Location: Midlothian

Number of Staff: 0

Number of Volunteers: 1-50

Purposes: "the advancement of education", "the advancement of citizenship or community development", "the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science", "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", "the advancement of environmental protection or improvement"

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	£3,235	£5,989	09 Jun 2022	Yes
31 Mar 2023	£92,955	£14,271	24 Jul 2023	Yes
31 Mar 2024	£15,469	£8,596	09 Oct 2024	Yes
31 Mar 2025	£6,326	£8,668	27 Nov 2025	Yes	Published accounts can be found on the Companies House website
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
John	Hamilton
Robert	Marshall
David	Connolly
Sheena	Irving
Rognvald	Corse
GORDON	BROWN
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