# Minard Community Trust

## Details

- **Country:** Scotland
- **Charity number:** SC028828
- **Status:** Active
- **Legal form:** Company (the charity is registered with Companies House)
- **Registered:** March 2, 1999
- **Register:** https://www.oscr.org.uk/about-charities/search-the-register/charity-details?number=SC028828


## Contact

- **Address:** 10 Achagoil, Minard, Argyll
- **Postcode:** PA32 8YE



## Activities

**Activities:** 'It carries out activities or services itself'

**Purposes:** 'the prevention or relief of poverty','the advancement of education','the advancement of citizenship or community development','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','the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage'

**What the charity does:** Minard Community Trust owns and manages Minard Village Hall and the former shop building. The efforts of the Trust are focused on ensuring the ongoing maintenance of both for community use. Community events are hosted by the Trust such as the Community bonfire and fireworks, Beach Clean, Litter Pick, BBQ and Pantomime. We continue to promote local group activity and worked, with many volunteers from the local community, to maintain an outdoor seating area at Minard foreshore and we helped to facilitate groups utilising the Hall.  We made successful applications to A'Chruach Community Fund –Windfarm Micro Grants to facilitate the replacement of planters within the community area at Minard foreshore and to facilitate ongoing works to the Jubilee Garden at Minard Foreshore and the Achagoyle bridge foot path. We continue to promote kindness within the Community with ongoing assistance where required. Treats were delivered around the village at Christmas time.

**Beneficiaries:** 'Children or young people','Older People','People with disabilities or health problems','No specific group, or for the benefit of the community'

**Objectives:** a) to conserve, regenerate and promote restoration of native woodlands in the geographic area of West Loch Fyne as an important part of Scotland's natural environment for the benefit of the public.  b) to advance the education of the public generally but particularly the education of young people concerning the local wildlife, conservation and preservation and the natural and cultural heritage of the area.  c) to provide, in the interests of social welfare, facilities for recreation and other leisure time occupations available to the public at large with a view to improving their conditions of life.  d) to provide relief for persons suffering from mental and/or physical disability, illness or impairment through the provision of recreational and other activities.  e) to promote and/or provide training in various skills, particularly such skills as will assist residents in West Loch Fyne in obtaining paid employment.  f) to promote, establish and operate other schemes of a charitable nature for the benefit of the community within West Loch Fyne.  g) to relieve poverty among the residents of West Loch Fyne.  h) to promote trade and industry for the benefit ofthe general public.





## Geography

- **Main operating location:** Argyll And Bute
- **Geographical spread:** A specific local point, community or neighbourhood



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £7124 | £5856 |  -  | 0 |  |
| March 31, 2024 | £3800 | £5789 |  -  | 0 |  |
| March 31, 2023 | £19363 | £21746 |  -  | 0 |  |
| March 31, 2022 | £5329 | £4608 |  -  | 0 |  |
| March 31, 2021 | £32572 | £7200 |  -  | 0 |  |






## Nearby

- [Inveraray Shinty Club SCIO](/sc/SC054656.md) (0.1 mi)
- [Strathlachlan Community Centre](/sc/SC027614.md) (2.0 mi)
- [Furnace Community SCIO](/sc/SC048171.md) (3.6 mi)
- [The Lochgair Association (SCIO)](/sc/SC049176.md) (4.7 mi)
- [Mid-Argyll Community Dance Group](/sc/SC036659.md) (4.7 mi)