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Dava Way Association

SC030496Registered charity from 30 April 2003
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Charity Information Operations Annual Submissions Income and Expenditure Charity Trustees
Notes:
This SCIO was incorporated on 09/04/2014as a result of the conversion of a charitable company (Company Number: SC248592 Company Name: THE DAVA WAY ASSOCIATION )
Charity Information:
Address Forres Town Hall
High Street
Forres
Moray
Postcode IV36 1PB
Website www.davaway.org.uk
Regulatory Type Standard
Object:
4 The organisation's purposes are: 4.1 to provide outdoor recreation facilities and activities for the local community and its visitors by 4.1.1 establishing a recognised walking and cycling route between Forres and Grantown-on-Spey, to be known as the Dava Way; 4.1 .2 promoting those sections of the Dava Way suitable for equestrians or accessible by mobility scooter; 4.1.3 organising and supporting public events using the Dava Way for recreational or sporting activities. 4.2 to advance citizenship and community development by 4.2.1 working with landowners, land occupiers and volunteers from the local community to maintain and improve the route and the environment alongside; 4.2.2 promoting the use of the Dava Way as a strategic route for active travel. 4.3 to advance heritage and education by 4.3.1 restoring and preserving Highland Railway buildings and artefacts along the route; 4.3.2 informing the public about the natural environment and heritage, the influence of the Highland Railway and the history connected with the local communities.
Operations:
What the charity is set up to do and how it does this:
The Dava Way Association was set up to establish, maintain and improve the Dava Way, a long-distance walking and cycling route between Forres and Grantown-on-Spey. Funds are raised through donation and holding occasional events.
Charity Status: Active
Constitutional Form: SCIO (Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation)
Constitutional Form Date: 09 Apr 2014
Previous Constitutional Form: Company (the charity is registered with Companies House)
Previous Constitutional Form Date: 30 Apr 2003
Main Operating Location: Moray
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"
Beneficiaries: "Children or young people", "Older People", "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
30 Apr 2021 £3,095 £1,558 08 Mar 2022 Yes
30 Apr 2022 £9,733 £4,339 10 Jan 2023 Yes
30 Apr 2023 £12,640 £9,339 09 Jan 2024 Yes
30 Apr 2024 £5,637 £14,142 31 Dec 2024 Yes
30 Apr 2025 £12,709 £9,225 13 Jan 2026 Yes Visit Charity's Website
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
Michael Sutherland
Trevor Thornley
Malcolm Campbell
Neil Sinclair
Paul Barron
Peter Mitchell
Clive Roberts
Tim Heaps
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