# South of Scotland Community Housing

## Details

- **Country:** Scotland
- **Charity number:** SC037135
- **Status:** Active
- **Legal form:** SCIO (Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation)
- **Registered:** Feb. 8, 2006
- **Register:** https://www.oscr.org.uk/about-charities/search-the-register/charity-details?number=SC037135


## Contact

- **Address:** c/o Montpeliers, 1 Dashwood Square, Newton Stewart
- **Postcode:** DG8 6EQ
- **Website:** www.sosch.org



## Activities

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

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

**What the charity does:** South of Scotland Community Housing provides long-term support to rural communities in the South of Scotland relative to the planning and delivery of community-led housing. Involvement begins with a community at the very start of a housing conversation, providing support all the way through to delivery and beyond. This work is inclusive of Housing Needs and Demand Assessment, project development (including business planning and funding packages), delivery and housing management. SOSCH understand the unique and specific needs of individual communities and the important role housing plays in helping to sustain resilient places, providing opportunities for people to live and work and support community-led regeneration and, where appropriate, repopulation.

**Objectives:** 4	The organisation’s purposes are: 4.1	to provide, or assist with provision of, housing for persons in necessitous circumstances primarily in the South of Scotland (the “Operating Area”). 4.2	to relieve the needs of persons suffering from mental or physical disability, illness, impairment or old age, through the provision, or assistance in the provision, of housing specially adapted to meet their requirements, particularly in (but not limited to) the Operating Area. 4.3	to advance community development primarily within the Operating Area. 4.4	to promote education, particularly in the field of housing. and 4.5	to promote, establish operate and/or support other schemes and projects of a charitable nature for the benefit of the communities primarily within the Operating Area.





## Areas of operation

- **Main operating location:** Dumfries And Galloway
- **Geographical spread:** More than one local authority area in Scotland



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £275301 | £280277 |  -  | 7 | [PDF](/sc/SC037135/files/2025-03-31-accounts.pdf) (6.3 MB) |
| March 31, 2024 | £286913 | £194705 |  -  | 5 |  |
| March 31, 2023 | £251198 | £228897 |  -  | 4 |  |
| March 31, 2022 | £226824 | £154584 |  -  | 4 |  |
| March 31, 2021 | £172939 | £114282 |  -  | 5 |  |