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Friends of Lyne Kirk

SC053238Registered charity from 27 March 2024
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Charity Information:
Address Manortoun
Manor
Peebles
Postcode EH45 9JN
Regulatory Type Standard
Object:
The organisation's purposes are: a) The advancement of Heritage and Culture by : i)the purchase, maintenance and preservation of Lyne Kirk, located 4.5 miles west of Peebles in the Scottish Borders, and which, as a category B listed building, is designated as a place of special architectural and historic interest. ii)ensuring Lyne Kirk remains open to all who wish to visit this special building, at all times throughout the year. b The advancement of Religion by securing the continued use of Lyne Kirk as a place of public worship and private spiritual reflection.
Operations:
What the charity is set up to do and how it does this:
Friends of Lyne Kirk charity was set up for the purpose of buying Lyne Kirk building from the Church of Scotland to preserve and maintain the building as a place of historic interest, public worship and private spiritual reflection. Following a successful crowd funding campaign launched by the charity in November 2024 sufficient funds were raised to buy the building and the purchase was completed in February 2025. The charity organises community events to raise funds for the ongoing maintenance of the Kirk which is used by a local congregation for public worship.
Charity Status: Active
Constitutional Form: SCIO (Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation)
Constitutional Form Date: 27 Mar 2024
Main Operating Location: Scottish Borders
Number of Staff: 0
Number of Volunteers: 1-50
Purposes: "the advancement of religion", "the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science"
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 2025 £47,868 £28,963 27 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
Nancy Norman
Colin Dick
Sheena Jones
Valerie Gibson
Cecilia Benson
Camilla Lucy Woodd
Nick Rankin
Linda Haldane
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