Elphin, Ledmore & Knockan Community Association Ltd

Country

Scotland

Charity number

SC042007

Status

Active

Registered

Jan. 10, 2011

Legal form

Company (the charity is registered with Companies House)

Address

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 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 Charity operates the Old school building as a community hall for local people, running social and fund-raising events (including a weekly craft market during the tourist season), and hiring the hall out for meetings by for example the local history group, the baby & toddler group, the hand craft group, local grazing associations etc

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

Objectives: The Company exists for the public benefit of the community formed by the settlements of Elphin, Ledmore and Knockan plus the settlements of Altnacealgach, Benmore, Drumrunie, Inchnadamph, Ledbeg, Lyne Strathkaniard and Stronchrubie in the Highland Council area of Scotland. It has adopted the amended Articles for the purpose of qualifying as an eligible community body under the Land Reform Acts and of thereby enabling the Company to exercise the right to buy land under the Land Reform Acts. It shall have the Objects or purposes listed in the following sub-articles, which are to be exercised following the principles of sustainable development (where sustainable development means development which meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs). 4.2 The company’s objects are to acquire the former Assynt Primary School building and its associated land in Elphin and to convert and operate it as a community centre for the use of the residents of the Community and their neighbourhood in the Highland Council area of Scotland without distinction of age, race, or sex, or political, religious, or other opinions, including:- i) use for the social welfare of the local community and meetings, lectures, exhibitions, classes and other forms of recreation and leisure time occupation and arts and literature. ii) encourage training and the advancement of education. iii) encourage the study, understanding and exposition of the Assynt region’s history, culture, natural history, geology, and geography. iv) any other purposes that may reasonably be regarded as analogous to any of the preceding purposes. The company’s main purpose is consistent with furthering the achievement of sustainable development. 5. The company’s objects are limited to those set out in article 4 (but subject to article 6). 6. The company may add to, remove, or alter the statement of the company’s objects in article 4. on any occasion when it does so, it must give notice to the registrar of companies and the amendment will not be effective until that notice is registered on the register of companies.

Geography

Main operating location

Highland

Geographical spread

Wider, but within one local authority area

Finances

Nearby

• Friends Of Rusthall School 0.2 mi
• Connie Medical Chair 0.2 mi
• The Parochial Church Council Of The Ecclesiastical Parish Of St Paul, Rusthall 0.3 mi
• The Stanley Delves Trust 0.3 mi
• Rusthall Lunch Club 0.4 mi

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