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R & A Foundation, SC034817
Registered charity from 08 April 2003
Charity Details
This shows the latest contact address that OSCR has been given for the charity.AddressBeach House
Golf Place
St Andrews
Fife
This is the latest postcode that the charity has supplied.PostcodeKY16 9JA
Shown where the charity has supplied us with a link to its website.Websitewww.randa.org
Charities are shown as Standard charities, Registered Social Landlords, or Cross-Border charities. These last two will link through to other Regulators’ websites, where you may be able to view the charity’s accounts.Regulatory Type Standard
This is the link to the lead regulatory body for this organisation.Link to Companies Househttps://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/
This personalised charity registration logo can be downloaded free of charge and used on the charity’s website, email signatures and publications.OSCR Registration Logo
These are taken directly from the charity's constitution. A charity's objects describe what the charity has been legally set up to achieve. They do not necessarily describe all of the activities the charity carries out in order to achieve these objects. Object:
“The Company is established for the following charitable objects only, namely:- To advance public participation in sport in the UK and internationally, and in particular the sport of golf by: providing facilities and equipment for playing and coaching the sport of golf to, and to ensure that the use of such facilities and equipment is available to and affordable by, any member of the public who wishes to participate; facilitating and, funding and otherwise supporting organised, golfing events and competitions; providing and funding training courses to ensure that there is a pool of adequately qualified instructors available to coach the sport of golf; providing facilities and equipment to introduce and coach the sport of golf to members of the community; and facilitating and, funding and otherwise supporting projects promoting the health benefits of golf. The provision of recreational facilities, or the organisation of recreational activities, in the UK and internationally with the object of improving the conditions of life for the persons for whom the facilities or activities are primarily intended by: facilitating, funding and otherwise supporting golf and leisure facilities that deliver programmes and opportunities centred around golf, and to ensure that such recreational facilities and activities are accessible to the public. To advance education in the UK and internationally by: providing, by way of grants, bursaries, scholarships or otherwise, financial assistance to enable any one or more persons to attend any school, college or university; and by acquiring and preserving records and artefacts relating directly or indirectly thereto in the history of golf. To advance the arts, heritage and culture in the UK and internationally by: preserving and maintaining buildings of architectural, historical and/or environmental importance; and by acquiring and preserving records and artefacts in the history of golf relating directly or indirectly thereto. To advance the promotion of equality and diversity in the UK and internationally by: facilitating, funding and otherwise supporting equality and diversity initiatives and projects related to golf. To advance environmental protection and improvement in the UK and internationally by: facilitating, funding and otherwise supporting golf related projects that contribute to and promote environmental excellence and world class sustainability leadership in resource efficiency, conservation, and social value. The advancement of health in the UK and internationally by: facilitating, funding and otherwise promoting research into the benefits to both mental and physical health of participation in golf.”
Details of the charity's operations
Current status of the charity.Charity Status: Active
When the charity last submitted a change in information.Last Updated: 31 Dec 2023
Whether the charity is a Trust, Company, Unincorporated Association, SCIO, Educational Endowment, Industrial & Provident Society or Statutory Corporation, the date it became that form, and any previous forms it may have had.Constitutional Form: Company (the charity is registered with Companies House)
Constitutional Form Date: 08 Apr 2003
This best describes how local or widespread the work of the charity is.Geographical Spread: UK and overseas
This local authority area in which the charity is currently operating.Main Operating Location: Fife
The Charity and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act sets out 15 charitable purposes and one analogous purpose.Purposes: "the advancement of education","the advancement of health","the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science","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","the promotion of equality and diversity","the advancement of environmental protection or improvement"
This lists which beneficiary groups the charity has identified as being the main focus of activities: children / young people, older people, people with disabilities or health problems, people of a particular ethnic or racial origin, other defined groups, no specific group or for the benefit of the community, other charities / voluntary bodies.Beneficiaries: "Children or young people","Older People","No specific group, or for the benefit of the community"
This sets out the types of activity undertaken by the charity from the following: it makes grants, donations, loans, gifts or pensions to individuals, it makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations, it carries out activities or services itself, it does none of these.Types of activity undertaken: "It makes grants, donations, loans, gifts or pensions to individuals","It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations"
Annual Information Submission History
The end of the financial year for which accounts and information has been requested. Year End The gross income for the period. Income Expenditure Annual Return Received The date the return was validated by OSCR. Accounts Received The accounts available to view have had personal data such as signatures and addresses redacted (blacked out) to comply with the requirements of the Data Protection Act 1998. The charity’s accounts are the responsibility of the charity trustees and any queries regarding the content of the accounts should be directed to the charity in the first instance. OSCR accepts no liability for the accuracy of the charity’s accounts nor any decision based upon them. Latest Accounts
31 Dec 2019 £8,141,000 £6,957,000 27 Aug 2020 Yes
31 Dec 2020 £13,996,000 £11,879,000 20 Aug 2021 Yes
31 Dec 2021 £4,400,000 £4,728,000 09 Sep 2022 Yes
31 Dec 2022 £7,276,000 £5,798,000 23 Aug 2023 Yes Published accounts can be found on the Companies House website
31 Dec 2023 No Annual Information due by 30 Sep 2024
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