01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC030655
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- One or a few bases or facilities serving people who come from a broad area
- Volunteers
- 1-50 volunteers
- Staff
- 0
- Postcode
- KW14 7RZ
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
To protect and preserve for the benefit of the community and visiting public the beach, dunes (designated SSSI), flora and fauna of Strathy Bay. A visitor facility is maintained throughout the year, the beach and dunes are regularly monitored. A website is maintained and information is shared with other groups and authorities where appropriate..
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of environmental protection or improvement
- any other purpose that may reasonably be regarded as analogous to any of the preceding purposes
Beneficiaries
- No specific group, or for the benefit of the community
Activities
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
(I) To protect and preserve for the benefit of the public the beach and dunes at Strathy Bay (ii) To protect and preserve for the benefit of the public the flora and fauna of Strathy Bay (iii) To advance the education of the public about the natural environment of Strathy Bay and its flora and fauna (iv) To provide, or assist in the provision of a public amenity - ie a public toilet - in the area of the beach and/or the dunes of Strathy Bay
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 March 2025 | £684 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £602 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 0 | 20 December 2025 |
| 31 March 2024 | £536 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £859 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 0 | 1 October 2024 |
| 31 March 2023 | £1,727 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £6,708 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 0 | 27 October 2023 |
| 31 March 2022 | £10,552 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £5,625 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 0 | 10 October 2022 |
| 31 March 2021 | £3,750 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £3,556 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 0 | 17 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
- Riverside Cottage, Strathy West, By Thurso, Sutherland
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.strathybay.org.uk
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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