Country

Scotland

Charity number

SC048462

Status

Active

Registered

June 18, 2018

Legal form

Company (the charity is registered with Companies House)

Address

Contact

Website

northberwicktrust.co.uk

Activities

'It makes grants, donations, loans, gifts or pensions to individuals','It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations','It carries out activities or services itself'

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

The Trust uses its resources to help improve the quality of life of the residents of North Berwick. A North Berwick Forever Fund is available to benefit the community in the long term, through offering an annual grant giving programme. This grant giving programme supports individuals and organisations in need who reside or operate within the North Berwick Community Council area. Grant giving themes include. 1) supporting and enhancing recreational cultural and sporting activities and facilities, 2) supporting and enhancing educational and lifelong learning opportunities, 3) conserving and enhancing the historic and built environment of NB. North Berwick Trust also offers an annual Young Person’s Scholarship scheme and a programme to provide funding support for large scale development projects in North Berwick. In addition to its grant programmes, North Berwick Trust is also proudly developing and maintaining 20 hectares of land in the town, for the benefit of the community.

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

Objectives: This article shall be interpreted as if it incorporated an over-riding qualification to the effect that, in any case in which an activity permitted under this article is in its nature capable of being carried on for a purpose which is not a charitable purpose, the powers of the company shall be deemed to be limited to the carrying on of such activity in such manner as will not prejudice the charitable status of the company. Subject to that over-riding qualification, the company?s objects are to benefit the residents of North Berwick as the directors in their absolute and uncontrolled discretion think fit and without prejudice to the foregoing generality: (a) to provide, maintain, service and staff facilities for public recreation in North Berwick. (b) to provide assistance of any kind for the education of residents of North Berwick and their dependants. (c) to provide, maintain, service, plant, cultivate and manage public amenity grounds and gardens within North Berwick and all necessary or desirable ancillary roads, sewers and other services. and (d) the relief of need and suffering of any kind among residents of North Berwick and their dependants

Geography

Main operating location

East Lothian

Geographical spread

A specific local point, community or neighbourhood

Finances

Nearby

• North Berwick Coastal Area Health & Social Care Charity 0.0 mi
• The Blue Light Surf Club Scotland SCIO 0.0 mi
• Bring Back the Outdoor Pool - North Berwick 0.2 mi
• The Leprosy Mission Scotland 0.2 mi
• The Cameron Whiteford Charitable Trust 0.3 mi

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