# Gifford Community Association

## Details

- **Country:** Scotland
- **Charity number:** SC012581
- **Status:** Active
- **Legal form:** Trust (founding document is a deed of trust) (other than educational endowment)
- **Registered:** Nov. 5, 1979
- **Register:** https://www.oscr.org.uk/about-charities/search-the-register/charity-details?number=SC012581


## Contact

- **Address:** Park Cottage, Newlands, Gifford, Haddington
- **Postcode:** EH41 4PJ



## Activities

**Activities:** &#x27;It carries out activities or services itself&#x27;

**Purposes:** &#x27;the advancement of education&#x27;,&#x27;the advancement of religion&#x27;,&#x27;the advancement of citizenship or community development&#x27;,&#x27;the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science&#x27;

**What the charity does:** The objectives of the Gifford Community Association, as outlined in its constitution, are to ‘advance education and to provide facilities in the interests of social welfare for recreation and leisure time occupation with the object of improving the conditions of life for the inhabitants of Gifford’.  In practice this involves the day-to-day management and maintenance of the historic Gifford Village Hall, so that it can be used by many clubs, societies and individuals within the Gifford area.  Since the GCA receives no external funding, much of its work involves fundraising to cover the ever-increasing costs of running the hall.

**Beneficiaries:** &#x27;Children or young people&#x27;,&#x27;Older People&#x27;,&#x27;No specific group, or for the benefit of the community&#x27;

**Objectives:** The objects of the Association shall be:  a) to promote the benefit of the inhabitants of the Gifford Community Council area, without distinction of political, religious or other opinions, by associating with Local Authorities, Voluntary Associations and inhabitants in a common effort to advance education and to provide facilities in the interests of social welfare for recreation and leisure time occupation with the object of improving the conditions of life for the said inhabitants.





## Geography

- **Main operating location:** East Lothian
- **Geographical spread:** A specific local point, community or neighbourhood






