Scottish Hydro-Electric Community Trust
- Country
- Scotland
- Charity number
- SC027243
- Status
- Active
- Reporting
- Up to date Last filed Oct. 30, 2025. Filing history
- Registered
- Oct. 21, 1997
- Legal form
- Trust (founding document is a deed of trust) (other than educational endowment)
Address
- Address
- 200 Dunkeld Road
Perth
PH1 3AQ
Contact
- Website
shect.org
Activities
'It makes grants, donations, loans, gifts or pensions to individuals','It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations'
'the advancement of citizenship or community development'
to assist in securing the establishment of new or enhanced electricity supplies to such inhabitants by subsidising electricity connections, and those related to non profit distributing community based projects, including alternative or renewable energy sources, where the connection costs would be such as to prevent the project taking place.
Beneficiaries: 'No specific group, or for the benefit of the community'
Objectives: The purposes of the Trust are to advance citizenship and community development by applying the Trust Fund for the benefit of communities located within the geographical area coloured blue on the plan annexed and signed as relative hereto (hereinafter referred to as the “authorised area”) through: Supporting the establishment or enhancement of electricity supplies within the authorised area by providing financial assistance for electricity connections, including those associated with alternative or renewable energy sources, for non-profit distributing community organisations (including not-for-profit community housing providers in relation to rented accommodation), and projects that are, in the sole opinion of the Trustees, proportionate to the scale and energy needs of the community. and Providing financial assistance within the authorised area for new domestic electricity connections, to individuals in need. in circumstances where, in the sole opinion of the Trustees, such support would demonstrably contribute to the wellbeing and development of the community.
Geography
- Main operating location
- Perth And Kinross
- Geographical spread
- More than one local authority area in Scotland
Finances
| Period end | Filed | Income | Expenditure |
|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | Oct. 30, 2025On time | £162,330 | £136,842 |
| March 31, 2024 | Dec. 5, 2024On time | £149,393 | £149,093 |
| March 31, 2023 | Dec. 7, 2023On time | £142,023 | £144,419 |
| March 31, 2022 | Nov. 29, 2022On time | £136,843 | £156,655 |
| March 31, 2021 | Nov. 25, 2021On time | £104,490 | £140,479 |
Due dates are 9 months after the year end, OSCR's deadline, so they don't allow for any extension OSCR has granted.