01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC028964
- 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
- IV118XZ
OSCR note: This SCIO was incorporated on 29 July 2020 as a result of the conversion of a charitable company (SC196042) The Moray Firth Partnership.
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
The MFCP brings together communities, businesses, and stakeholders along the Moray coast to protect, restore, and celebrate our marine and coastal environments through inclusive, practical and forward-looking action. We are committed to supporting the long-term health and resilience of the Moray Firth coastline through collaborative, community-driven, and sustainable action. Our aims are to: • Establish and maintain links with local, national and international individuals, groups, communities & business that have an interest in the Moray Firth • Ensure effective exchange of information, acting as a resource and as a consultative mechanism • Promote & enable participation & collaboration with stakeholders, to inform & contribute to an integrated management strategy for the long-term sustainability of the Moray Firth • Promote education to extend awareness, understanding & stewardship of the Moray Firth
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of citizenship or community development
- the advancement of environmental protection or improvement
Beneficiaries
- No specific group, or for the benefit of the community
Activities
- It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
The Partnership is established for the benefit of the local communities living or working around the Moray Firth, to promote the wise and sustainable use and conservation of the resources of the Moray Firth, and, where it has an impact on the foregoing, the land surrounding the Moray Firth. The “Moray Firth” is taken to include the coastal and marine area of the Moray Firth that lies between Duncansby Head (Caithness) to Fraserburgh and the landward areas where it has impact on the Moray Firth
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £49,575 | £69,211 | 1 | 22 December 2025 |
| 31 March 2024 | £109,820 | £93,042 | 1 | 21 April 2025 |
| 31 March 2023 | £111,706 | £116,595 | 1 | 29 September 2023 |
| 31 March 2022 | £36,210 | £37,829 | 1 | 3 November 2022 |
| 31 March 2021 | £42,000 | £38,966 | 1 | 7 November 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
- Unit 1, Cromarty Links Hub, Cromarty, Inverness-shire
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.morayfirth-partnership.org
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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