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Community Moorings Scotland

Also known as: Cms

Country
Scotland
Charity number
SC047877
Status
Active
Registered
Oct. 31, 2017
Legal form
SCIO (Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation)

Address

Address
3 Orchard Bank
Linlithgow
West Lothian
EH49 6QY

Contact

Website
communitymoorings.com
Screenshot of the Community Moorings Scotland website

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'

Advancement of community development through the provision of canal boat moorings and market garden land & produce for member's benefit.

Beneficiaries: 'No specific group, or for the benefit of the community','Other charities or voluntary bodies'

Objectives: ‘4 The organisation’s purposes are: 4.1 The advancement of community development, in furtherance of which: 4.1.1 the organisation will develop a network of small, non-profit community owned mooring sites on the canals and inland waterways of Scotland. 4.1.2 these sites will serve as hubs for the diverse and dispersed Canal Community, at which Canal Boat residents, recreational boaters, commercial boaters and members of the general public can come together by the water to live, work, relax, volunteer together and learn. and 4.1.3 through these sites the Canal Community will take responsibility for its own future and gain the autonomy needed to do so. 4.2 The advancement of education and the advancement of heritage, in furtherance of which the organisation will: 4.2.1 run free training sessions, open to all, on boat maintenance and fit-out, safe boat handling and canal navigation, and manual skills associated with building and maintaining mooring infrastructure. and 4.2.2 run free educational sessions, open to all, on the history, natural history and culture of the canals. 4.3 The provision of recreational facilities, in furtherance of which the organisation will provide: 4.3.1 mooring facilities including leisure and visitor moorings at each community-owned mooring site. and 4.3.2 attractive resting places at the community-owned mooring sites open to all canal users, including walkers, cyclists, canoeists and boaters. The Canal Community is defined as the community of Canal Boat users in Scotland, spouses, partners or direct relations of Canal Boat users in Scotland, members of the communities located alongside the canals of Scotland, users of a community owned mooring site in Scotland (whether or not they are Canal Boat users) and individuals with an active interest in the canals or inland waterways of Scotland. The term “Canal Boat” means narrowboats, houseboats, Dutch barges, widebeam barges, and powered craft suitable for use on the Scottish canals.’

Geography

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

Finances

Period end Income Expenditure
Oct. 31, 2024 £25,542 £14,341
Oct. 31, 2023 £22,811 £7,343
Oct. 31, 2022 £14,638 £6,119
Oct. 31, 2021 £798 £50
Oct. 31, 2020 £3,189 £21