Foreign Communities of Alba Association (known under trading name ‘FCA Association’), is registered with OSCR (Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator): SC052771, as a SCIO. We are a charitable organization focused on Sports, Recreation, Integration and Removing Social Isolation. We are operating in West Lothian, Falkirk and North Lanarkshire councils in Scotland. We were formed in August 2023.

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  1. Key Documents
  2. Bank Account Details
    1. How to describe your payment

Key Documents

You can read more about how our organization is managed in the links below:

Bank Account Details

The Cooperative Bank

Foreign Communities of Alba Association
08-92-99
67313743

BIC/SWIFT code—CPBKGB22

IBAN—GB81CPBK08929967313743

How to describe your payment

Given that BACS payments (bank wire transfer) only support up to 18-letter codes, it would be really helpful to us, if you could use (so your payment is recognized):

  1. Paying for membership fees
    Please use format: MEMBRSAN[number][3 letters of surname]
    example: MEMBRSAN1FIT or MEMBRSAN3LIC
  2. Paying for service fees (like football pitch hire)
    Please use format: SRVC[type 3 letters][number of items][3 letters of surname]
    example: SRVCFBL5FIT or SRVCFBL1LIC
    Current service 3-letter codes:
    FBL – football
  3. Paying for other activities (like social events)
    Please use format: [Shortname][number][3 letters of surname]
    example: ANDRZ2FIT or ANDRZ1LIC
    Please see our invites for details
  4. Donations and sponsorships
    Just please ensure your organization name or your name is included in the payment title, like WLCOUNCILPYMNT

Thank you very, very much for your help on this. We are receiving multiple payments per month and our accounting team will love you, if you’ll be able to follow the above!