OpenCharities

Live Borders

Country
Scotland
Charity number
SC034227
Status
Active
Reporting
Up to date Last filed Dec. 9, 2025. Filing history
Registered
Feb. 7, 2003
Legal form
Company (the charity is registered with Companies House)

Address

Address
Live Borders Ltd
Council Headquarters
Newtown St Boswells
Melrose
TD6 0SA

Contact

Website
liveborders.org.uk
Screenshot of the Live Borders website

Activities

'It carries out activities or services itself'

'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 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 company’s objects are to provide or assist, primarily for the benefit of the community and visitors of all ages to the administrative area of the Scottish Borders and any surrounding areas, each of the following: the advancement of: the arts, heritage, culture and science. health through helping people improve or maintain their health. education through the wide variety of facilities, services, programmes, training courses and cultural arts, heritage and science events, activities, collections and exhibitions which are provided by or organised through Live Borders. community development and rural regeneration. and the provision of facilities and services areas for recreational, sporting or other leisure time occupation in the interests of social welfare, such facilities being provided to the public at large save that special facilities may be provided for persons who may have need of special facilities and services.

Beneficiaries: 'Children or young people','Older People','People with disabilities or health problems','People with a particular ethnic or racial origin','No specific group, or for the benefit of the community'

Objectives: The Company's objects are to provide or assist primarily for the benefit of the community and visitors of all ages to the administrative area of the Scottish Borders and any surrounding areas each of the following: (a) the advancement of: (i) the arts, heritage, culture and science. (ii) health through helping people improve or maintain their health (iii) education through the wide variety of facilities, services, programmes, training courses and cultural, arts, heritage and science events, activities, collections and exhibitions which are provided by or organised through Live Borders. (iv) community development and rural regeneration. and (b) the provision of facilities and services areas for recreational, sporting or other leisure time occupation in the interests of social welfare, such facilities being provided to the public at large save that special facilities may be provided for persons who by reason of their youth, age, infirmity or disability, poverty or social or economic circumstances may have need of special facilities and services.

Geography

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

Finances

Period end Filed Income Expenditure Employees
March 31, 2025 Dec. 9, 2025On time £13,063,835 £13,145,739 399
March 31, 2024 Dec. 5, 2024On time £11,732,011 £12,876,292 395
March 31, 2023 Dec. 21, 2023On time £11,053,610 £12,498,428 354
March 31, 2022 Dec. 20, 2022On time £9,624,721 £10,712,382 298
March 31, 2021 Nov. 15, 2021On time £9,660,975 £8,710,921 325

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