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Deeside Bike Collective

SC048246Registered charity from 26 March 2018
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Charity Information:
Address 44 Cairds Wynd
Banchory
Aberdeenshire
Aberdeenshire
Postcode AB31 5XU
Website https://www.deesidebikecollective.co.uk/
Regulatory Type Standard
Object:
4. The Organisation has been formed to benefit the community of Banchory, (the “Community”), with the following purposes (the “Purposes”): 4.1 The advancement of public participation in sport in the Banchory area, by providing and maintaining local and accessible purpose built bike trails and skills area where members of the community and visiting cyclists can learn and develop their mountain biking skills in a safe and controlled environment, encouraging increased physical exercise, including walking and cycling to the trails. 4.2 The provision of recreational facilities in the Banchory area, 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, by allowing un-restricted access to all members of the community to use the facilities for their intended purpose and in particular enabling youngsters and those without access to transport to access purpose built and controlled trails that they might not otherwise be able to access 4.3 Advancement of environmental protection or improvement, by restoring woodlands, and improving woodland habitats, to conserve and enhance Scotland?s biodiversity and help mitigate climate change; and involving members of the local community in planning and decision-making, and ensuring that the benefits of community woodlands are available to all
Operations:
What the charity is set up to do and how it does this:
The DBC is a voluntary group consisting of twelve core members and four trustees. We are all from the local area serving the community through the provision of the community woodland and bike trails and recreational woodland. The group consists of project managers, a geologist, doctors, an operations manager and engineers. We are committed to maintaining and continually improving the woodland to best suit the users. The woodland was purchased for Forest and Land Scotland in 2022 through the community asset transfer scheme and is managed and maintained by the Deeside Bike Collective. The Banchory Woodland Trails were constructed through winter ‘23/’24 and opened in April 2024. The trails have been a great success with the local community and bikers provided a valuable free to use outdoor recreational space for people of Banchory and extended communities of Aberdeenshire to enjoy. With its location close to the town, makes for easy access by bike or on foot.
Charity Status: Active
Constitutional Form: SCIO (Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation)
Constitutional Form Date: 26 Mar 2018
Main Operating Location: Aberdeenshire
Number of Staff: 0
Number of Volunteers: 1-50
Purposes: "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 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 £124,067 £2,730 04 Jan 2023 Yes
31 Mar 2023 £28,142 £110,394 31 Dec 2023 Yes
31 Mar 2024 £221,236 £179,931 30 Dec 2024 Yes
31 Mar 2025 £14,824 £39,644 31 Dec 2025 Yes Download
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
Chris Mutch
Stephen Ritchie
Gillian Whitfield
Charles Spencer
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