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SBC Community Enhancement Trust

Country
Scotland
Charity number
SC044764
Status
Active
Reporting
Up to date Last filed Nov. 20, 2025. Filing history
Registered
March 25, 2014
Legal form
Trust (founding document is a deed of trust) (other than educational endowment)

Address

Address
Scottish Borders Council
Council Headquarters
Newtown St Boswells
Melrose
TD6 0SA

Contact

Website
scotborders.gov.uk
Screenshot of the SBC Community Enhancement Trust website

Activities

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

'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 advancement of environmental protection or improvement'

The Trust is administered by the Communities & Partnership Team and features in each of the 5 Area Partnership Funding information tables to raise awareness of the fund, and to support openness, transparency and equality regarding funding that is available to communities.

Beneficiaries: 'Children or young people','Older People','People with disabilities or health problems','Other defined groups'

Objectives: (a) The advancement of community development. (b) The advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science, including the upkeep of heritage assets. (c) 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. or (d) The advancement of environmental protection or improvement. By, among other things, the payment of grants and / or loans, to such charities or other organisations or to such individuals operating or living within the Scottish Borders area or with links to the Scottish Borders area, who are deserving of benefit as the Trustees shall, in their sole and unfettered discretion, select as suitable recipients of such benefit, to be applied by such recipients for the charitable purposes of either community development, or advancing the arts, heritage, culture or science, or the provision of recreational facilities or activities, as appropriate. 2.The expenses of creating and administering the Trust, and any tax payable in relation to the Trust, shall be met in priority to all other payments and transfers of assets out of the Trust Property.

Geography

Main operating location
Scottish Borders
Geographical spread
Wider, but within one local authority area

Finances

Period end Filed Income Expenditure
March 31, 2025 Nov. 20, 2025On time £10,150 £6,350
March 31, 2024 Dec. 19, 2024On time £23,405 £8,244
March 31, 2023 Dec. 18, 2023On time £11,099 £5,805
March 31, 2022 Nov. 30, 2022On time £9,721 £4,605
March 31, 2021 Nov. 26, 2021On time £8,139 £1,079

Due dates are 9 months after the year end, OSCR's deadline, so they don't allow for any extension OSCR has granted.