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Border Bothies Association

Country
Scotland
Charity number
SC006486
Status
Active
Reporting
Up to date Last filed April 6, 2026. Filing history
Registered
Nov. 15, 1978
Legal form
Unincorporated association

Address

Address
7 Oswald Terrace
Prestonpans
EH32 9EG

Activities

'It carries out activities or services itself'

'the advancement of public participation in sport','the advancement of environmental protection or improvement'

See answer to 1 a)

Beneficiaries: 'Children or young people','No specific group, or for the benefit of the community','Other charities or voluntary bodies'

Objectives: a) To maintain overnight shelters (bothies) in suitable condition where young persons can spend their leisure iin recreational and educational pursuits so that they may learn to know and appreciate the countryside. Members at all times will form the nucleus of the persons using and developing to the full these bothies for the above purposes. b) To co-operate with other organisations to preserve the amenity of the countryside and to help the respective Estates in any way possible.

Geography

Main operating location
East Lothian
Geographical spread
One or a few bases or facilities serving people who come from a broad area

Finances

Period end Filed Income Expenditure
Sept. 30, 2025 April 6, 2026On time £3,053 £3,724
Sept. 30, 2024 Feb. 5, 2025On time £3,280 £3,050
Sept. 30, 2023 Jan. 16, 2024On time £5,158 £4,279
Sept. 30, 2022 Nov. 23, 2022On time £3,825 £2,956
Sept. 30, 2021 Jan. 20, 2022On time £2,790 £2,654

Due dates are 9 months after the year end, OSCR's deadline, so they don't allow for any extension OSCR has granted.