Twechar Community Action
- Country
- Scotland
- Charity number
- SC031261
- Status
- Active
- Registered
- March 12, 2001
- Legal form
- Company (the charity is registered with Companies House)
Address
- Address
- Twechar Healthy Living Centre
St John's Way
Twechar
Kilsyth
Glasgow
G65 9TA
Contact
- Website
twecharhlec.org.uk
Activities
'It carries out activities or services itself'
'the prevention or relief of poverty','the advancement of education','the advancement of health','the advancement of citizenship or community development','the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science','the advancement of public participation in sport','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 promotion of religious or racial harmony','the promotion of equality and diversity','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'
Twechar Community Action (TCA) operates from within the Twechar Healthy Living and Enterprise Centre (THLEC) to provide the accommodation and resources required to deliver a range of recreational, educational and leisure activities to its community as well as offering volunteering, skills training and employment opportunities to local people. The THLEC accommodates a full time Pharmacy, a Café, a hairdressing salon, a sports hall and a variety of meeting rooms that can be used by local community groups and statutory organisations for satellite surgeries, training, holistic therapies and social activities that aim to improve the physical and mental wellbeing of its participants. All these projects and initiatives are underpinned by a strong community development model which improve the physical, economic and social fabric of Twechar. TCA is instrumental in bringing about change in the aspirations of residents in the village and to improve their physical and mental wellbeing.
Objectives: (1) To provide facilities for recreation and other leisure time occupation available for the residents of Twechar and the surrounding area ('the Operating Area') with a view to improving their conditions of life. (2) To relieve poverty, in particular among the residents of the Operating Area, in such ways as may be thought fit. (3) To advance education among the residents of the Operating Area. (4) To promote, establish, operate, and/or support other projects and programmes of a charitable nature for the benefit of the residents of the Operating Area.
Geography
- Main operating location
- East Dunbartonshire
- Geographical spread
- Wider, but within one local authority area
Finances
| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £312,766 | £309,024 | 9 |
| March 31, 2024 | £263,143 | £260,322 | - |
| March 31, 2023 | £322,334 | £346,394 | - |
| March 31, 2022 | £295,733 | £322,431 | - |
| March 31, 2021 | £364,022 | £309,798 | - |