# Sustaining Dunbar

## Details

- **Country:** Scotland
- **Charity number:** SC040106
- **Status:** Active
- **Legal form:** Company (the charity is registered with Companies House)
- **Registered:** Dec. 8, 2008
- **Register:** https://www.oscr.org.uk/about-charities/search-the-register/charity-details?number=SC040106


## Contact

- **Address:** 27 High Street, Dunbar
- **Postcode:** EH42 1EN
- **Website:** www.sustainingdunbar.org



## Activities

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

**Purposes:** 'the advancement of education','the advancement of citizenship or community development','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:** Our aim is to bring people together to plan and start creating a positive and locally resilient future for the Dunbar and East Linton locality as we move away from reliance on fossil fuels and reduce our carbon and ecological footprints. We do this by organising events such as shared meals, workshops, films, climate cafes and discussions. by providing a structure that supports our members to set up and run a range of practical projects ranging from community gardens to repair cafes and tool libraries and by engaging with local strategic planning structures such as our Local Area Partnership.

**Objectives:** 4.1 The Company’s main Purpose is consistent with furthering the achievement of sustainable development. The Company’s Purposes are: 4.1.1 To advance education and in particular to promote opportunities for learning for the benefit of the general public. 4.1.2 To advance environmental protection and improvement in the Community through the provision, maintenance and/or improvement of public open space and other public amenities and other environmental and regeneration projects (but subject to appropriate safeguards to ensure that the public benefits so arising clearly outweigh any private benefit thereby conferred on private landowners. 4.1.3 To relieve those in need by the promotion of trade and industry within the Community for the benefit of the general public. 4.1.4 To encourage, stimulate and support volunteering principally in the Community. 4.1.5 To advance citizenship and/or community development (including the promotion of civic responsibility and the promotion of the voluntary sector).





## Areas of operation

- **Main operating location:** East Lothian
- **Geographical spread:** A specific local point, community or neighbourhood



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov. 30, 2024 | £119164 | £119794 |  -  | 0 |  |
| Nov. 30, 2023 | £124971 | £120380 |  -  | 0 |  |
| Nov. 30, 2022 | £94863 | £53937 |  -  | 0 |  |
| Nov. 30, 2021 | £131100 | £126479 |  -  | 2 |  |
| Nov. 30, 2020 | £125204 | £128339 |  -  | 1 |  |