01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC015815
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- A specific local point, community or neighbourhood
- Volunteers
- 1-50 volunteers
- Staff
- 17
- Postcode
- PA43 7JS
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
To provide a balanced programme of educational, leisure & social activities for communities of Islay & Jura, provide lessons through a learn to swim programme for all ages, promote & encourage lifesaving through rookies & lifeguard club. To provide employment for local people through job opportunities within the centre and through projects. Market & advertise to be a focal point for and wet weather attraction for visitors. To promote and provide therapy for health & wellbeing for the communities through, warm water therapy session referral session, fitness programmes and personal trainer appointed to help clients through gym referrals,
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of education
- the advancement of health
- the advancement of public participation in sport
- 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
- the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage
- any other purpose that may reasonably be regarded as analogous to any of the preceding purposes
Beneficiaries
- Children or young people
- Older People
- People with disabilities or health problems
- No specific group, or for the benefit of the community
Activities
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
(i) To advance education through the provision of training in the skills of life-saving and resuscitation and such other skills as would be of assistance to a person endeavouring to save life and through the provision of courses for fishermen in safety procedures. (ii) 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. (iii) 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 underly the art of swimming and to promote and encourage the teaching of swimming and life-saving in schools, colleges and other educational establishments. (iv) To provide in the interests of social welfare facilities for recreation and other leisure time activity available to the public at large withon the islands of Islay and Jura with a view to improving their conditions of life. (v) To promote industry and commerce within the Islands of Islay and Jura for the bneefit of the general public within those islands.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 January 2025 | £461,216 | £504,992 | 17 | 11 November 2025 |
| 31 January 2024 | £429,039 | £506,947 | 17 | 28 October 2024 |
| 31 January 2023 | £489,800 | £475,512 | 17 | 30 October 2023 |
| 31 January 2022 | £431,703 | £430,353 | 17 | 6 February 2023 |
| 31 January 2021 | £466,789 | £400,783 | 17 | 27 October 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
- The Mactaggart Leisure Centre, School Street, Bowmore, Isle Of Islay, Argyll
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.mactaggartleisurecentre.co.uk
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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