# Community Roots SCIO

## Details

- **Country:** Scotland
- **Charity number:** SC051963
- **Status:** Active
- **Legal form:** SCIO (Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation)
- **Registered:** Aug. 29, 2022
- **Register:** https://www.oscr.org.uk/about-charities/search-the-register/charity-details?number=SC051963


## Contact

- **Address:** 53A Main Street, West Kilbride
- **Postcode:** KA23 9AW
- **Website:** community-roots.org.uk



## Activities

**Activities:** &#x27;It carries out activities or services itself&#x27;

**Purposes:** &#x27;the advancement of education&#x27;,&#x27;the advancement of citizenship or community development&#x27;,&#x27;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&#x27;

**What the charity does:** Community Roots, a community-led organisation based in West Kilbride, supports the KA23 area and surrounding district. We aim to advance education, community development, and well-being through accessible, inclusive activities. We address food insecurity via the Village Larder, offering subsidised essentials, redistribute food retail waste and fresh produce grown in the Community Roots Garden. Our volunteers use sustainable methods to grow food, provide gardening opportunities, and share skills. We also offer food preparation advice, sign-posting to relevant services and are building a Garden Haven building in our garden to offer a flexible space to expand on our reach. Through these initiatives, we improve health, build community resilience, and enhance quality of life for those we serve.

**Objectives:** The organisatio&#x27;s purposes are to benefit the community of the KA23 postcode and   surrounding district, through:     The organisations charitable purposes the advancement of education, the advancement of citizenship or community development and 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 by/through: organising gardening, growing food, a community larder and food preparation advice, prescription, and food deliveries, recreating and maintaining a public play park and providing activities for children





## Areas of operation

- **Main operating location:** North Ayrshire
- **Geographical spread:** A specific local point, community or neighbourhood






