Charity Details

Balquhidder, Lochearnhead and Strathyre Community Trust

SC037831Registered charity from 16 February 2007

2MB ZIP file, with green, blue and mono style logos

Download the charity’s registration logos

2MB ZIP file, with green, blue and mono style logos

Documents overdue: 2 months, 12 days

This charity failed to provide all of the information on its finances by its annual submission deadline.

Check important information

Overdue

This charity failed to provide all of the information on its finances by its annual submission deadline.

Notes:

This SCIO was incorporated on 24 February 2021 as a result of the conversion of a charitable company. (Company Number: SC315209, Company Name: Balquhidder, Lochearnhead And Strathyre Community Trust Limited)

Charity Information:

The Name the Charity is Known By BLS Community Trust

Address Strathyre Village Hall
Strathyre
Callander

Postcode FK18 8NA

Website https://www.blscommunitytrust.org.uk/home

Regulatory Type Standard

Object:

The organisation has been formed to benefit the Community of Balquhidder, Lochearnhead and Strathyre, as defined and encompassing all units in the postcode districts listed below (“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). FK18 8NA/8NB/8ND/8NF/8NG/8NJ/8NL/8NQ FK19 8NR/8NS/8NT/8NZ/8PR/8PS/8PT/8PU/8PW/8PX/8PY/8PZ/8NY/8NX 8PA/8PB/8PQ/8PI/8QB/8QDE/8QF/8QG 4.1 Preserve, restore and improve the environment through the provision, and sustainable maintenance and development of public spaces and amenities, as part of the protection and sustainable development of Scotland's natural and cultural heritage. 4.2 To provide facilities, events and activities to improve recreation and leisure opportunities for the Community and general public, increasing social interaction and promoting awareness of local cultural and natural assets. 4.3 Advance and promote sustainable community development through working with partner organisations to develop and deliver Community Place Plans for the BLS Community Trust area, and to implement community projects and improvements identified within the plan.

Operations:

Charity Status: Active

Constitutional Form: SCIO (Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation)

Constitutional Form Date: 24 Feb 2021

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

Previous Constitutional Form Date: 16 Feb 2007

Main Operating Location: Stirling

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 2021	£21,808	£50,812	10 Dec 2021	Yes
31 Mar 2022	£35,100	£23,303	10 Jan 2023	Yes
31 Mar 2023	£50,101	£66,378	27 Dec 2023	Yes
31 Mar 2024	£67,962	£45,206	24 Dec 2024	Yes	Accounts are currently awaiting redaction
31 Mar 2025			No	Annual Information due by 31 Dec 2025
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
No charity trustee information available
*OSCR is required by law to publish the names of a charity’s trustees and its principal office address as part of the charity’s Scottish Charity Register entry. They are also required to publish the annual report and accounts for each charity, including the names of some individuals. The only exceptions to this are where a charity or one of its trustees applies for this information to be excluded from the Register entry and where OSCR is satisfied that if it were published then the safety or security of a person or premises would be jeopardised.

First Name

Last Name

No charity trustee information available

*OSCR is required by law to publish the names of a charity’s trustees and its principal office address as part of the charity’s Scottish Charity Register entry. They are also required to publish the annual report and accounts for each charity, including the names of some individuals. The only exceptions to this are where a charity or one of its trustees applies for this information to be excluded from the Register entry and where OSCR is satisfied that if it were published then the safety or security of a person or premises would be jeopardised.

From 30 June 2025, OSCR began collecting charity trustee information through OSCR Online. Providing this information is a legal requirement for all charities. The names of trustees will be published on the Scottish Charity Register from early 2026 to promote transparency and strengthen public trust in the sector.

The Scottish Charity Register ("The Register") is subject to Crown database right.

The Scottish Charity Register is licenced under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

When you use this information under the OGL, you should include the following attribution: © Crown Copyright and database right 2020. Contains information from the Scottish Charity Register supplied by the Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator and licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0.

Charity accounts and constitution – what information do we publish?

The Scottish Charity Register contains key information about a charity’s operations and finances. This includes:

the names of a charity’s trustees (exemptions apply)
its annual report and full accounts, if submitted after 9 March 2026
(Accounts submitted prior to 9 March 2026 will be redacted, or may not be published, depending on the charity’s income level or legal form.)

These changes are designed to improve transparency across the charity sector in Scotland.

Please note that we accept no responsibility for the functionality, accuracy, or content of external websites. If you experience a technical issue with an external link, you should contact the charity directly.

Under section 23(1)(a) and (b) of the Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act 2005, you have the right to request the following information directly from the charity:

a copy of the charity’s latest statement of accounts
a copy of the charity’s constitution

Back to Previous Page

Charity Number Copied to the Clipboard

Scottish Charity Register