Charity Details

Bridgend Farmhouse

SC048396Registered charity from 22 May 2018

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Notes:

This charity was established to replace Bridgend Inspiring Growth (SC042769) Bridgend Inspiring Growth (SC042769) has now wound up and passed its assets and liabilities to Bridgend Farmhouse (SC048396) which is a Community Benefit Society

Charity Information:

Address 41 Old Dalkeith Road
Edinburgh

Postcode EH16 4TE

Website www.bridgendfarmhouse.org.uk

Regulatory Type Standard

Object:

(a) the objects of the Society shall consist only of charitable purposes for the public benefit to: (b) To advance community development by providing opportunities for active citizenship and volunteering through the shared ownership and running of Bridgend Farmhouse; (c) To advance education and training in the community by utilising the farmhouse site for various learning activities, particularly those that support engagement in the outdoors, local woodlands, sustainability, and environmental and place-based education; (d) To advance health, both physical and mental, and address health inequalities and social isolation to support people to live happy, healthy and enriched lives; (e) To advance the arts, heritage and culture of the local area and on site; (f) To promote equality and diversity by providing accessible facilities and a diversity of activities; (g) To advance environmental protection, biodiversity and the enjoyment of the Craigmillar Castle park, and promote and enable sustainable development and living practices;

Operations:

What the charity is set up to do and how it does this:

We own and run a community building offering a community café, rooms/ space for hire, craft classes, training and volunteering opportunities and various projects to improve the health and wellbeing of the local community. We lease 4 community allotments and associated buildings/ space to maintain our gardening opportunities and produce food for the café. We provide a place to meet, socialise, and engage in activity with a purpose. We also provided a regular community meal and community events to allow social meet-ups and in the former case a guaranteed hot meal for any folk struggling, something that is also a benefit to those attending volunteer sessions. We provide activities accommodating local interests [based on a community survey] in such topics as forest skills, the arts, and in getting outdoors for gardening, fitness and therapeutic reasons. Task based training is provided in the café and gardens. We offer training rides and refurbish bikes to encourage active travel.

Charity Status: Active

Constitutional Form: Community Benefit Society

Constitutional Form Date: 22 May 2018

Main Operating Location: City of Edinburgh

Number of Staff: 9

Number of Volunteers: 101-250

Purposes: "the advancement of education", "the advancement of citizenship or community development", "the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science", "the advancement of environmental protection or improvement"

Beneficiaries: "Children or young people", "Older People", "People with disabilities or health problems", "No specific group, or for the benefit of the community", "Other charities or voluntary bodies"

Types Of Activity Undertaken: "It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations", "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	£371,251	£253,664	28 Dec 2021	Yes
31 Mar 2022	£298,910	£292,760	03 Nov 2022	Yes
31 Mar 2023	£464,320	£433,099	07 Nov 2023	Yes
31 Mar 2024	£482,275	£460,995	01 Nov 2024	Yes
31 Mar 2025	£488,931	£491,272	29 Oct 2025	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
Henry	Wilson
Claire	Stevens
Leanne	Reid
Sharmella	Summan
Lynne	Columbo
Susan	Millar
Rachel	Mason
John	Knox
Fiona	Martin
Oliver	Dickson
Michael	Herriott
Nila	Joshi
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