01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC017786
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- More than one local authority area in Scotland
- Volunteers
- 1-50 volunteers
- Staff
- 1
- Postcode
- IV15 9QS
OSCR note: Retrospective name change accepted. Changed to match their name on Companies House.
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
The provision of hydrotherapy and related physiotherapy services to the communities of the Highlands and Islands, through the provision of a fully staffed hydrotherapy pool and aquatic physiotherapy services.
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of education
- the advancement of health
- the advancement of citizenship or community development
- 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
Beneficiaries
- Children or young people
- Older People
- People with disabilities or health problems
Activities
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
Subject to that over-riding qualification, the Association’s objects are:- (a) to provide for the welfare of disabled adults and children resident in or visiting the Highlands of Scotland by establishing and providing a hydrotherapy or therapeutic pool in Dingwall, Ross-shire and to provide all necessary equipment and personnel to maintain, run and to staff such pool. (b) to provide relief for persons suffering from a mental and/or physical disability or impairment through the provision of therapy within a hydrotherapy environment. (c) to arrange and promote lectures and demonstrations and to form classes of instruction so as to bring about a widespread and thorough knowledge of the principles which underlie the art of hydrotherapy. (d) To provide in the interests of social welfare, facilities for recreation and other leisure time activities available to the public at large within the Highland Region of Scotland with a view to improving their conditions of life. (e) To advance education by the promotion and provision of an audio-visual/training facility. (f) The advancement of community development (including rural regeneration).
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £248,558 | £288,272 | 1 | 21 October 2025 |
| 31 March 2024 | £291,970 | £258,829 | 1 | 24 September 2024 |
| 31 March 2023 | £210,376 | £284,989 | 1 | 4 October 2023 |
| 31 March 2022 | £178,989 | £269,518 | 1 | 15 October 2022 |
| 31 March 2021 | £163,483 | £127,186 | 1 | 30 August 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
- Ferry Road, Dingwall, Ross-Shire
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.puffinpool.co.uk
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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