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For Bute

Country
Scotland
Charity number
SC044153
Status
Active
Registered
July 18, 2013
Legal form
SCIO (Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation)

Address

Address
39 Victoria Street
Rothesay
Isle of Bute
PA20 0AP

Activities

'It makes grants, donations, loans, gifts or pensions to individuals','It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations'

'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'

To advance education, the arts, tourism, heritage, the environment and community development on the Isle of Bute through grants provided to community groups, individuals and charities, from the funds raised through the activities of For Bute Community Thrift Shop. To encourage a sense of community through opportunities to volunteer, donate and purchase items as a means of supporting island-based initiatives and people. For Bute supports major festivals and initiatives (e.g. Bute Noir Crime Fiction Festival, ButeFest music festival) and local organisations from churches to bowling, dancing, shinty and horticultural clubs. In this past year, For Bute grants have included Bute Arts Society, Beachwatch Bute, Bute Animal Rescue, Loch Fad Fishing, Lade Centre, Bute Theatre Company, Bute Island Radio, Isle of Bute Artists’ Collective, Port Bannatyne Community Garden, Bute Community Band, Bute Pipe Band, the Irish dancing club, among others. Grants are publicised in the local newspaper.

Beneficiaries: 'No specific group, or for the benefit of the community'

Objectives: The organisation is established for charitable purposes only, and in particular, the objects are: to advance citizenship and community development through encouragement of voluntary activity for the benefit of the community, both by offering opportunities directly, such as working in the For Bute community shop and participating in environmental improvement projects and by financially supporting other organizations which encourage voluntary activity for the benefit of the community, and through targeted improvement of the local environment with a view to encouraging civic responsibility. to advance the arts, heritage, culture and science through financially supporting community groups that work to advance the arts, heritage, culture and science. through participating in and supporting events on Bute, such as the jazz festival, folk festival, highland games, ?Eat Bute? festival and others, and through working directly on a small scale to restore sites of local importance, such as overgrown wells, public seating areas and mill streams, and their subsequent promotion. to advance environmental protection and improvement through, for example, constructing butterfly gardens, wildlife ponds and wildflower meadows. to advance education through financially supporting community education groups on Bute, and through development of public areas in such a way as to raise awareness of biodiversity and environmental issues. to relieve those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage through financially supporting community groups that provide such relief, such as lunch clubs for the elderly, community transport, mother and toddlers groups and others, and through the work of the For Bute community shop passing on donated goods at a reasonable cost.?

Geography

Main operating location
Argyll And Bute
Geographical spread
Wider, but within one local authority area

Finances

Period end Income Expenditure
July 31, 2025 £72,787 £97,106
July 31, 2024 £106,024 £63,139
July 31, 2023 £62,091 £49,223
July 31, 2022 £54,456 £41,043
July 31, 2021 £31,487 £21,817