01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC027163
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- More than one local authority area in Scotland
- Volunteers
- over 250 volunteers
- Staff
- 0
- Postcode
- FK1 5PT
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
Seagull Trust Cruises provides free canal cruises for people who have additional needs. We own and operate nine purpose-built canal boats and offer trips at Falkirk, Inverness, Kirkintilloch and Ratho, from March until October, with Santa cruises in November and December. In a typical year, we will carry about 20,000 passengers.
Charitable purposes
- 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
- People with disabilities or health problems
Activities
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
The principal object of the Company is the provision of recreational facilities, or the organisation of recreational facilities, with the object of improving the conditions of life for the recipients. primarily intended for persons who have need of them by reason of their age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Total income | Donations | Charitable activities income | Trading income | Investment income | Other income | Total expenditure | Raising funds | Charitable activities spending | Other spending | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 October 2025 | £233,717 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £154,454 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 0 | 29 June 2026 |
| 31 October 2024 | £131,524 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £162,935 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 0 | 24 June 2025 |
| 31 October 2023 | £172,812 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £138,191 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 0 | 23 May 2024 |
| 31 October 2022 | £98,238 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £137,071 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 0 | 23 June 2023 |
| 31 October 2021 | £89,844 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £63,732 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 0 | 15 April 2022 |
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 Boathouse, Bantaskine Park, Falkirk
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.seagulltrust.org.uk
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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