Obtaining a BRNa step-by-step guide

What you need before you start

• The full name, registered address and date of founding of your group or organisation.

• Names of the management committee members, directors and/or trustees. If any of these have already obtained a BRN you will also need to know this.

• Estimated area of any land owned or rented by your organisation.

TICK THIS BOX – if you lease or own land or

buildings that may be subject to a Rural

Priorities application

ALWAYS TICK THIS BOX –

“business” includes a community group or

organisation

Section AIf you are just registering your group (“the business”) tick No and for SRDP purposes

but if you are registering your group and land or buildings, tick Yes and registering land and for SRDP purposes

In ALL cases tick this box

The full name of your group or organisation

Always enter full contact details The status of the contact person – eg Secretary

List the names of your management committee members, directors or

trustees

If any of your committee, directors or trustees already have a BRN it

must be entered here

Give the date your organisation was founded

here

Section B – You will always need to complete this section

Section CYou only need to fill in this section if you lease or own land that may be subject of a application for SRDP funding, otherwise move to Section E

Enter an accurate estimate of the total

area of land here

Enter Rural Priorities/ LEADER here

Tick the NO box

This should be the same figure as box 18

You will need to attach an up to date OS map with your land

outlined in BLUE

Land Parcel Identifier – Give a number to each areaChange type -

Enter NEWFDate of Change – This should be the date of your applicationOther Location Code –

Leave blankArea –The same as boxes 18 and 21Usage of Land –

Enter SRDP PurposesDescription of Change –Enter Registration of land for first time

Give a brief description of your organisation: what it does and its aims and

objectives, and outline your planned application(s) for SRDP funding.

Tick the NO box

To be completed inall instances

Where to send your BRN application

Where to send your application

SGRPID OfficesLowland and Upland Scotland

32 Reidhaven Street ElginMorayIV30 1QN01343 569500

Thainstone CourtInverurieGrampianAB51 5YA01467 626222

Lamberkine DrivePerth PH1 1RX01738 602000

3 Wellhall RoadHamiltonML3 9BG01698 462400

King Street AyrKA8 OBE01292 291300

Cotgreen Road GalashieldsTD1 3SG01896 892400

161 Brooms RoadDumfriesDG1 3ES

01387 274400

Where to send your application

SGRPID OfficesScotland’s Crofting Counties

Commercial RoadLerwick, Shetland

ZE1 OHF01595 695054

Tankerness Lane Kirkwall , Orkney

KW15 1AQ01856 875444

Clarence Street Thurso, Caithness

KW14 7JS01847 893104

The Links Golspie Business Park

Golspie, KW10 6UB 01408 643063

(formerly located in Tain)

10 Keith StreetStornowayHS1 2OG

01851 702392

Balivanich BenbecullaHS7 5LA

01870 602346

Estates Office Portree, Skye

IV51 9DH01478 612516

28 Longman Road InvernessIV1 1SF

01463 234141

Albany Street Oban

PA34 4AE01631 563071

Rural Direct is a free service available to constituted community groups in rural areas throughout Scotland. Rural Direct is funded by

the Scottish Government

SCVO are delivering this service

You can contact Rural Direct by calling 0845 838 8598.

Calls will be charged at local rate.

You can also email your query to

ruraldirect@scvo.org.uk.