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Bennachie Centre Trust (SCIO)

Country
Scotland
Charity number
SC025431
Status
Active
Reporting
Up to date Last filed Aug. 20, 2026. Filing history
Registered
Oct. 1, 1996
Legal form
SCIO (Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation)

Address

Address
Bennachie Centre Trust
Bennachie Visitor Centre
Pitcaple
Inverurie
Aberdeenshire
AB51 5HY

Activities

'It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations','It carries out activities or services itself'

'the advancement of education','the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science','the provision of recreational facilities, or the organisation of recreational activities, with the object of improving the conditions of life for the persons for whom the facilities or activities are primarily intended','the advancement of environmental protection or improvement'

To provide visitor centre facilities to enhance visits to the Bennachie and to provide education facilities regarding the hill and its environment. The Trust runs the Centre and provides access to toilets and refreshments. It also provides information about the history and environment through interpretation and interactive activities.

Beneficiaries: 'No specific group, or for the benefit of the community'

Objectives: 4.1 to advance the education of the public by the provision, construction and subsequent management of a centre for the environmental education, conservation and preservation of the flora, fauna, geology and history of the area around Bennachie. 4.2 to promote the recreational and educational benefit, and in the interest of the social welfare, of the public (both resident and visiting) of Aberdeenshire.

Geography

Main operating location
Aberdeenshire
Geographical spread
Wider, but within one local authority area

Finances

Period end Filed Income Expenditure
March 31, 2026 Aug. 20, 2026On time £42,097 £43,620
March 31, 2025 July 16, 2025On time £42,212 £36,873
March 31, 2024 Aug. 29, 2024On time £31,699 £29,272
March 31, 2023 June 28, 2023On time £35,248 £34,495
March 31, 2022 Nov. 14, 2022On time £29,215 £25,337
March 31, 2021 Nov. 24, 2021 £16,159 £7,944

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