# A Greener Melrose (SCIO)

## Details

- **Country:** Scotland
- **Charity number:** SC052374
- **Known as:** 'Greener Melrose' or 'A Greener Melrose'
- **Status:** Active
- **Legal form:** SCIO (Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation)
- **Registered:** March 2, 2023
- **Register:** https://www.oscr.org.uk/about-charities/search-the-register/charity-details?number=SC052374


## Contact

- **Address:** Oakleigh, Douglas Road, Melrose
- **Postcode:** TD69QT
- **Website:** https://agreenermelrose.org.uk



## Activities

**Activities:** 'It carries out activities or services itself'

**Purposes:** 'the advancement of citizenship or community development','the advancement of environmental protection or improvement'

**What the charity does:** Facilitate the local community in taking sustainable environmental action. promoting well-being, local community, local food and local regeneration. and mitigating climate change factors. We do this by facilitating semi-autonomous Action Groups that self-organise to achieve their aims. Currently these groups include a 3.5 ha community orchard with allotments, a group offering free E-bike trials,, a group bringing food producers and consumers together, a group developing local safe active travel routes, and an outreach group that facilitates community events.

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

**Objectives:** PURPOSES 4. The Organisation has been formed for the public benefit of the residents of postcode TD6 and the neighbouring areas within the Scottish Borders (the 'Community'), using sustainable development principles. The Organisation's Purposes are to:  1. protect, conserve, and improve the environment 2. promote developments that are sustainable  3. utilise and develop the collective abilities of the local community to:      a. promote: - health and well-being. local food production. and both urban and rural regeneration      b. build a more resilient, stronger community      c. reduce carbon emissions      d. facilitate a circular sustainable economy      e. advance nature-centred and people-centred land use 4. to promote understanding of the consequences of inaction re. clause 4.3





## Geography

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



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2026 | £0 | £0 |  -  | 0 |  |
| March 31, 2025 | £10806 | £14838 |  -  |  -  |  |
| March 31, 2024 | £0 | £0 |  -  |  -  |  |