OSCR Scottish charity profile

Puffer Preservation Trust

ActiveCharity number SC032793
Registered20 February 2002
Main locationArgyll And Bute
Legal formCompany (the charity is registered with Companies House)

01 Identity

Scottish charity record

Snapshot 25 August 2026
OSCR charity number
SC032793
Status
Active
Regulatory type
Standard
Designated religious body
No
Geographical spread
A specific local point, community or neighbourhood
Volunteers
1-50 volunteers
Staff
0
Postcode
PA31 8RH

02 Purpose and work

What the charity exists to do

The company's objects are: 1. The Restoration and preservation for the public benefit of the VIC 32 Light Steamer, the Puffer as a fully operational seagoing vessel. 2. The advancement of education of the public by the research of the history of the vessels for the purposes of providing historical background and education material for visitors and for the public at large. 3. To provide opportunity for the public to learn how these vessels operate and thereby ensure these skills are maintained for future generations.

Charitable purposes

  • the advancement of education
  • the advancement of citizenship or community development
  • the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science

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 Company's objects are:- (i) (a) The restoration and preservation for the public benefit of historic ships and vessels owned by the Company that are fully functional and can be operated at sea. (b) The advancement of education of the public by the research of the history of the vessels for the purposes of providing historical background and educational material for visitors and for the public at large. (c) To provide opportunity for the public to learn how these vessels operate and thereby ensure that these skills are maintained for future generations.

03 Annual returns

Income and expenditure history

5 periods
Year endIncomeExpenditureStaffReturn received
28 February 2025£49,673£44,14305 January 2026
28 February 2024£80,760£97,128026 November 2024
28 February 2023£46,426£82,086024 October 2023
28 February 2022£57,220£23,238029 November 2022
28 February 2021£75,746£19,516023 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
Windrush, Ford, Lochgilphead, Argyll
Website supplied to OSCR
Not supplied
Parent charity
Not supplied

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05 Provenance

Source for this profile

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