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Forfar Open Garden

Country
Scotland
Charity number
SC045844
Status
Active
Reporting
Up to date Last filed Aug. 31, 2026. Filing history
Registered
July 28, 2015
Legal form
SCIO (Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation)

Address

Address
63 Lochside Road
Forfar
Angus
DD8 3JD

Activities

'It carries out activities or services itself'

'the advancement of health','the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage'

We are a community garden for Forfar and surrounding area. Our aim is to positively impact socially isolated individuals, those with a physical, mental health disability, those with special needs etc through involvement in the therapeutic benefits or gardening and nature-based activities.

Beneficiaries: 'Older People','People with disabilities or health problems'

Objectives: To advance the provision of support for those who are disadvantaged by reason of physical or mental disability in Forfar and environs to promote the medium of gardening as a healthful and therapeutic activity and to develop an educational aspect for appropriate clients to provide a locus for gardening activity in Forfar that will attract support from the community for the above aims to relieve pressure on formal parts of the health and social care systems by the provision of charitable alternatives for treatment

Geography

Main operating location
Angus
Geographical spread
A specific local point, community or neighbourhood

Finances

Period end Filed Income Expenditure Employees
Feb. 28, 2026 Aug. 31, 2026On time £210,645 £190,438 3
Feb. 28, 2025 Aug. 10, 2025On time £82,133 £69,394 4
Feb. 28, 2024 Aug. 28, 2024On time £55,239 £38,136 3
Feb. 28, 2023 Aug. 16, 2023On time £33,889 £39,318 2
Feb. 28, 2022 Aug. 25, 2022On time £52,684 £44,631 2
Feb. 28, 2021 July 23, 2021 £34,129 £23,426 3

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