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Mearns Community Radio Ltd

Also known as: Mearns FM

Country
Scotland
Charity number
SC038508
Status
Active
Registered
July 31, 2007
Legal form
Company (the charity is registered with Companies House)

Address

Address
11 Gardenston Street
Laurencekirk
Aberdeenshire
AB30 1UG

Contact

Activities

'It carries out activities or services itself'

'the advancement of education','the advancement of citizenship or community development','the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science','the promotion of equality and diversity'

We operate a community radio station, including a studio and four FM transmitter sites, providing training to members of the community to develop their presentation and technical skills both on-air and at live community events. Our participation in community events by providing live sound and PA forms part of the safety plan for those events as well as entertaining visitors.

Objectives: 3.1 To encourage and advance active citizenship in all sections of the community through the making and presenting of radio programmes. to advance community cohesion and development across all aspects of local activity. to advance the inclusion of minority groups in community activity and to include such groups in becoming better recognised in the rural area. to encourage and promote active volunteering across all generations of the population. 3.2 To raise awareness of, and encourage participation in, the production of programmes about local and national heritage and to advance culture. 3.3 To advance education through the provision of training for volunteers of all ages, particularly young people and those with health issues.

Areas of operation

Main operating location
Aberdeenshire
Geographical spread
More than one local authority area in Scotland

Finances

Period end Income Expenditure Accounts
July 31, 2025 £27,240 £19,485 PDF 607.6 KB
July 31, 2024 £23,496 £23,790
July 31, 2023 £21,169 £21,807
July 31, 2022 £32,070 £12,983
July 31, 2021 £48,106 £59,875
July 31, 2020 £51,952 £22,697