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Sustainable Kirriemuir

Country
Scotland
Charity number
SC052779
Status
Active
Registered
Aug. 29, 2023
Legal form
SCIO (Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation)

Address

Address
28 South Street
Kirriemuir
DD8 5DG

Activities

'It carries out activities or services itself'

'the advancement of education','the advancement of health','the advancement of citizenship or community development','the advancement of environmental protection or improvement'

Our charity has 4 major strands: Food and Growing, Action for Nature, Active Travel and Sustainable Living. We, together with many volunteers, run a community garden and community farm, providing local, seasonal and climate friendly food and provide opportunities for learning. We organise and run health walks and cycle rides and provide an e-bike rental scheme. we run workshops to promote, protect and restore our local biodiversity. We are also planning to set up a local repair cafe and a community energy club in collaboration with local renewable energy providers.

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

Objectives: 4 The organisation's purposes are focused on positive social and environmental impact within our community of Kirriemuir and the surrounding area, and include: (a) Advancement of environmental protection and improvement by: (i) helping our community move towards net-zero emissions. (ii) promoting and advancing sustainable living practices, and. (iii) protecting and restoring our local nature. (b) Development and support of community education by: (i) increasing knowledge and understanding of local and global climate change including approaches for adaptation and mitigation. (ii) increasing knowledge, learning, and skills development to promote sustainable living, and. (iii) increasing knowledge and understanding of our local natural habitats and actions required for their protection and restoration. (c) Promotion and advancement of the health and wellbeing co-benefits arising through: (i) prevention and reduction of environmental degradation. (ii) providing opportunities within our projects, events and collaborative partnership working to maintain and improve health and wellbeing, and (iii) preventing disease and ill health by increasing access to greenspace, healthy and affordable food, and physical activity. (d) Advancement of community resilience and development by encouraging and supporting participation and volunteering in our community projects and events. (e) Promotion, establishment, facilitating and/or operating activities and initiatives which further our charitable environmental and social aims.

Geography

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

Finances

Period end Income Expenditure Employees
Sept. 30, 2025 £423,093 £200,062 6
Sept. 30, 2024 £121,206 £54,853 6
March 31, 2024 £117,333 £55,778 4