# For Bute

## Details

- **Country:** Scotland
- **Charity number:** SC044153
- **Status:** Active
- **Legal form:** SCIO (Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation)
- **Registered:** July 18, 2013
- **Register:** https://www.oscr.org.uk/about-charities/search-the-register/charity-details?number=SC044153


## Contact

- **Address:** 39 Victoria Street, Rothesay, Isle of Bute
- **Postcode:** PA20 0AP



## Activities

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

**Purposes:** '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'

**What the charity does:** For the benefit of the community and people on the Isle of Bute --  To advance citizenship and community development through encouragement of voluntary activity for the benefit of the community To advance the arts, heritage, culture and science through financially supporting community groups that work to advance activities related to these areas, To advance environmental protection and improvement through e.g. supporting the maintenance/development of wildflower gardens, Bute's beaches and meadows, To advance education through financially supporting community education groups on Bute, To relieve those in need by reason of age, ill health, disability, financial hardships or other disadvantages through financially supporting community groups that enable such relief.

**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 | Assets | Employees | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 31, 2025 | £72788 | £96306 |  -  | 0 |  |
| July 31, 2024 | £106024 | £63139 |  -  |  -  | [PDF](/sc/SC044153/files/2024-07-31-accounts.pdf) (3.3 MB) |
| July 31, 2023 | £62091 | £49223 |  -  |  -  |  |
| July 31, 2022 | £54456 | £41043 |  -  |  -  |  |
| July 31, 2021 | £31487 | £21817 |  -  |  -  |  |