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Whitburn and District Community Development Trust, SC041122
Registered charity from 15 December 2009
Charity Details
This shows the latest contact address that OSCR has been given for the charity.Address61 West Main Street
Whitburn
Bathgate
West Lothian
This is the latest postcode that the charity has supplied.PostcodeEH47 0QD
Shown where the charity has supplied us with a link to its website.Websitewww.whitburncdt.org.uk
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 promotion for the public benefit or regeneration in areas of social and economic deprivation within Whitburn and District by all or any of the following means: To provide in the interest of social welfare, facilities within Whitburn and District for recreation and other leisure time occupations available to the public at large. To advance education and in particular to promote opportunities for learning for the benefit of the general public. To preserve, restore and improve the environment in Whitburn and District through the provision, maintenance and improvement of public open spaces and other public amenities. To relieve poverty particularly among the residents of Whitburn and District. To relieve unemployment, particularly among the residents of Whitburn and District for the public benefit in such ways as may be thought fit including assistance to find employment. To promote training particularly among the residents of Whitburn and District, and with particular reference to skills which will assist the participants in obtaining paid employment. To encourage stimulate and support volunteering principally in Whitburn and District. To promote and protect the wellbeing, mental and physical health of the residents of Whitburn and District and to assist in the relief of ill health and provision of health education of such residents. To advance education through the provision and supervision of learning orientated activities for school and pre-school children. To promote, establish, operate and support other schemes and projects of similar charitable nature for the benefit of the community in Whitburn and District. The advancement of the arts, heritage, culture of the local area. To provide relief for those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage
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 Oct 2024
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: 15 Dec 2009
This best describes how local or widespread the work of the charity is.Geographical Spread: A specific local point, community or neighbourhood
This local authority area in which the charity is currently operating.Main Operating Location: West Lothian
The Charity and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act sets out 15 charitable purposes and one analogous purpose.Purposes: "the prevention or relief of poverty","the advancement of education","the advancement of health","the advancement of citizenship or community development"
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","Other charities or voluntary bodies"
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 carries out activities or services itself"
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 Oct 2020 £193,825 £95,350 23 Jun 2021 Yes
31 Oct 2021 £121,413 £164,099 30 Jun 2022 Yes
31 Oct 2022 £96,180 £107,942 28 Jun 2023 Yes
31 Oct 2023 £164,356 £119,022 01 Jul 2024 Yes Published accounts can be found on the Companies House website
31 Oct 2024 No Annual Information due by 31 Jul 2025
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