# Stracathro and Inchbare Community SCIO

## Details

- **Country:** Scotland
- **Charity number:** SC053352
- **Status:** Active
- **Legal form:** SCIO (Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation)
- **Registered:** May 14, 2024
- **Register:** https://www.oscr.org.uk/about-charities/search-the-register/charity-details?number=SC053352


## Contact

- **Address:** C/O Stracathro Estates, Brae of Pert, Laurencekirk
- **Postcode:** AB30 1QR



## Activities

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

**Purposes:** &#x27;the advancement of citizenship or community development&#x27;,&#x27;the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science&#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;,&#x27;the advancement of environmental protection or improvement&#x27;

**What the charity does:** In 2023, a community-wide consultation resulted in an Action Plan summarising the needs and wishes of inhabitants. Stracathro &amp; Inchbare SCIO was established to implement these findings.  Work is in three themes: Community and Recreation, Environment and Heritage, and Access to Services.  Ten agreed key Actions develop these themes. The immediate need was to secure the future of the much-loved 200 year-old Stracathro Parish Kirk which would replace Inchbare Village Hall as a space and centre for community activities.  Donations were raised to purchase the Kirk, which completed in March 2025. Other activities include identifying Trustees, estimation of renovation works, and starting a business plan to guide future actions and needs.  The SCIO plans many activities fulfilled by volunteers. These include a community garden, improved access to sites of local heritage, an events programme based in the former kirk, and work to improve local services.

**Beneficiaries:** &#x27;No specific group, or for the benefit of the community&#x27;

**Objectives:** The Charitable Purposes of the SCIO (&#x27;the Charitable Purposes&#x27;) are to benefit the communities of Stracathro and Inchbare, in the county of Angus and visitors thereto, the boundaries of which as shown outlined  on the plan (&#x27;the Area&#x27;)  by:-  1. advancing citizenship and community development in and for the Area through projects and policies relating to social inclusion, civic responsibility and regeneration and development. 2. advancing environmental protection and/or improvement to include preservation and conservation of the quality of the natural environment. the promotion of sustainable development. the maintenance, improvement or provision of environmental amenities for the community. and/or the preservation of buildings or sites of architectural, historic or other importance to the Area.  3. the provision of recreational facilities, or the organisation of recreational activities in the Area, with the object of improving the conditions of life for the persons for whom the facilities or activities are primarily intended. and 4. advancing and encouraging an interest in the rich history and heritage of the Area in order to inform members of the public.





## Geography

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






