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Bowden Village Committee

SC015033Registered charity from 25 January 1909
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Charity Information:
Address 35 Brunton Park
Bowden
Melrose
Scottish Borders
Postcode TD6 0SZ
Is the supplied address a principal office or a trustee address? Trustee - Charity Trustee
Website https://www.facebook.com/bowdenvillagecommittee
Regulatory Type Standard
Object:
3.1 The purposes of the Committee shall be:- To provide recreational facilities, with the object of improving conditions of life for Bowden residents by maintaining, safeguarding and improving the amenities, rights of way and other recreational assets of Bowden Village (including maintenance of the Pant Well, School Shed and Brunton Fountain) either on their own initiative or in consultation with the Scottish Borders Council and its members or their successors; To promote the advancement of environmental protection and improvement by retaining ownership of the Bowden Common land (“the Common”) and conserving and protecting the natural environment of the Common for the public benefit; and To promote the advancement of citizenship, arts, heritage and culture by close liaison with the Management Committee of Bowden Village Hall being a registered charity. 3.2 The Common consists of the main Common, West Common to Longleefoot and the South Common as shown on the map attached hereto; 3.3 The Committee shall be non-party in politics and non-discriminatory and shall represent all persons in the Area.
Operations:
What the charity is set up to do and how it does this:
Bowden Village Committee exists as a charity to manage Bowden Common and other built assets eg Pant Well for the benefit of the residents of Bowden. Bowden Village Committee also performs the function of a community council and has adopted the main principles of the Scottish Borders Council's Scheme of Establishment, for example open elections. Bowden Village Committee members are automatically elected as Trustees of Bowden Common. The work of the Trustees is supported by a Trust Fund to maintain the Common, and the Committee also conduct a variety of community council functions such as consultation, respond to planning applications, deal with issues such as dog fouling, speeding, parking issues, liaise with Scottish Borders Council and key agencies such as Police Scotland.
Charity Status: Active
Constitutional Form: Unincorporated association
Constitutional Form Date: 25 Jan 1909
Main Operating Location: Scottish Borders
Number of Staff: 0
Number of Volunteers: 1-50
Purposes: "the advancement of citizenship or community development", "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 £4,640 £3,219 14 Dec 2022 Yes
31 Mar 2023 £3,345 £1,771 31 Oct 2023 Yes
31 Mar 2024 £4,034 £8,320 29 Nov 2024 Yes
31 Mar 2025 £11,251 £11,282 27 Nov 2025 Yes Not published by OSCR
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
Oonagh McGarry
Jill Calvert
Ashley Jones
Susan Ratigan
Andrea Beavon
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