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Knocknagael Limited

SC051232Registered charity from 01 September 2021
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Charity Information:
Address Flat A Druim House
Stratherrick Road
Inverness
Postcode IV2 4LQ
Is the supplied address a principal office or a trustee address? Trustee - Charity Trustee
Website www.knocknagael.org.uk
Regulatory Type Standard
Link to Companies House https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/
Object:
4 The company has been formed to benefit the Community comprising people, usually resident in the Inverness city local authority electoral wards of Inverness Ness-side and Inverness South, who support the aims and values of Knocknagael Ltd with the following objects: (1) The advancement of community development by a) provision of community growing areas, including a community orchard, to provide a greater social and cohesive spirit b) creation and provision of allotments to community members (2) The advancement of health by a) providing an environment that encourages outdoor activities in a safe environment b) providing growing space and training to organisations working with people living with mental health issues 5 Vers 02/18 (3) The advancement of environmental protection and improvement by a) creating a wildlife habitat as part of a “green hub” within an increasingly urbanised area b) providing training in horticulture and environmental awareness c) encouraging people within the community to grow and eat seasonally produced food, reducing food miles and packaging waste (4) The advancement of education by a) Working with local schools to provide dedicated growing space for pupils use and education on environmental matters (5) Other activities which may arise through community consultation from time to time which are compatible with the above objects
Operations:
What the charity is set up to do and how it does this:
Knocknagael Ltd is a community not-for-profit company and charity, based in Inverness. It was established to take ownership of the 20.5 acre ‘Smiddy Field’ via a Community Asset Transfer. The Field is one of the fields at the Scottish Government-owned Knocknagael Bull Stud Farm to the south of Inverness. The charity's purpose is to develop the Field as a community asset, and to create, maintain and manage food growing activities, including the provision of allotments for the benefit of the community. After a decade of sustained effort, Knocknagael Ltd took delivery of the Smiddy Field into community ownership in Jan 2026. through the provisions of the Community Empowerment Act (2015). Knocknagael Ltd intends to create a resource for the local community that includes allotments, an orchard, amenity and recreational areas, and a community local food growing area, and in November 2025 received planning permission for the development of allotments and associated infrastructure
Charity Status: Active
Constitutional Form: Company (the charity is registered with Companies House)
Constitutional Form Date: 01 Sept 2021
Main Operating Location: Highland
Number of Staff: 0
Number of Volunteers: 1-50
Purposes: "the advancement of education", "the advancement of health", "the advancement of citizenship or community development", "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 Jul 2022 £1,079 £1,179 21 Mar 2023 Yes
31 Jul 2023 £1,096 £798 05 Feb 2024 Yes
31 Jul 2024 £7,174 £1,876 02 May 2025 Yes
31 Jul 2025 £69,570 £68,184 29 Jan 2026 Yes Published accounts can be found on the Companies House 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
Desmond Kelly
Maria de la Torre
Simmons Alastair
Daniel Rhodes
Sandie Craig
Ronald MacVicar
Gerard Church
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