01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC011440
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- Wider, but within one local authority area
- Volunteers
- 1-50 volunteers
- Staff
- 0
- Postcode
- IV26 2UE
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
The main objective of the charity is to run the daily activities of the swimming pool at Ullapool and ensure its ongoing viability through cash generation and cost control. Paying for utility bills, chemicals and insurance and the regular care and maintenance of the facility
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of health
- the advancement of citizenship or community development
- the advancement of public participation in sport
- the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage
Beneficiaries
- Children or young people
- Older People
- People with disabilities or health problems
- People with a particular ethnic or racial origin
- Other defined groups
- No specific group, or for the benefit of the community
- Other charities or voluntary bodies
Activities
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
Subject to that over-riding qualification, the company's objects are:- 1. (a) to establish and operate a swimming pool and related facilities in Ullapool for the recreational and educational benefit and in the interest of the social welfare of persons in the parishes of Assynt, Scourie, Coigach, Loch Broom, Badcaul and Scoraig (hereinafter referred to as the 'Area'). (b) to provide training in the skills of lifesaving, resuscitation and such other skills as would be of assistance to a person endeavouring to save life and to provide courses for fishermen in safety procedures. (c) to provide relief for persons suffering from a mental and/or physical disability or impairment through the provision of therapy within a swimming pool environment. (d) to arrange and promote lectures, demonstrations and competitions and to form classes of instruction so as to bring about a widespread and thorough knowledge of the principles which underlie the art of swimming and to promote and encourage the teaching of swimming and lifesaving in schools, colleges and other educational establishments. (e) to provide in the interests of social welfare, facilities for recreation and other leisure time activities available to the public at large within the Area of Benefit with a view to improving their conditions of life. (f) to advance education by the promotion and provision of an audiovisual/ training facility.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £110,294 | £130,778 | 0 | 20 July 2025 |
| 31 March 2024 | £107,201 | £128,105 | 0 | 17 July 2024 |
| 31 March 2023 | £326,969 | £359,763 | 0 | 10 October 2023 |
| 31 March 2022 | £252,343 | £271,896 | 0 | 14 December 2022 |
| 31 March 2021 | £78,003 | £75,374 | 0 | 14 September 2021 |
Figures are those reported by the charity and supplied in the OSCR bulk download. Blank facts remain distinct from zero.
04 Contact record
Principal office or trustees address
- Address supplied to OSCR
- Loch Broom Leisure, Quay Street, Ullapool, Ross-Shire
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.ullaspool.co.uk
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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