01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC033180
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- Scotland and other parts of the UK
- Volunteers
- 1-50 volunteers
- Staff
- 2
- Postcode
- PH49 4HS
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
Outdoor activity courses are run at our residential base in Glencoe and on board sailing yacht Alcuin. User groups include schools, universities, youth groups, church groups, other charities, uniformed bodies (e.g. Boys' Brigade) , families and individuals. Some participants from schools in areas of deprivation receive bursary fund support for their participation from funds raised by the charity for this purpose.
Charitable purposes
- the prevention or relief of poverty
- the advancement of education
- the advancement of religion
- the advancement of health
- 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
Beneficiaries
- No specific group, or for the benefit of the community
Activities
- It makes grants, donations, loans, gifts or pensions to individuals
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
1. to provide recreational facilities and to organise recreational activities for persons attending activity-based holidays and courses at Glencoe Outdoor Centre and at other locations within Scotland 2. to advance education, including the development of character, personal growth and appreciation for the environment, by providing (a) outdoor education and activity-based holidays and courses at Glencoe Outdoor Centre and at other locations within Scotland. (b) outdoor education on a non-residential basis. (c) religious and moral education. 3. to advance health, including mental health and wellbeing, through (a) the provision Of physical activities in the open air. (b) operating Glencoe Outdoor Centre, which is located in a place of outstanding natural beauty where guests can relax away from their usual environment and find peace. 4. to relieve poverty through the provision of bursaries to enable persons who would otherwise be financially unable to participate in the activities, holidays and courses provided by the company pursuant to objects (1) to (3) to do so. 5. to advance the Christian faith through (a) the life and work of the intentional community based at Glencoe Outdoor Centre and their engagement with the locality. (b) the provision of Christian teaching. 6, to do such other things as may be ancillary to the provisions of objects (1) to (5) and in furtherance thereof:
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 September 2025 | £0 | £0 | 2 | Not supplied |
| 30 September 2024 | £180,799 | £206,967 | 2 | 24 February 2025 |
| 30 September 2023 | £156,444 | £196,343 | 2 | 1 May 2024 |
| 30 September 2022 | £245,272 | £185,317 | 2 | 21 March 2023 |
| 30 September 2021 | £176,028 | £131,385 | 2 | 28 February 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
- Carnoch House, Glencoe, Argyll
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.glencoeoutdoorcentre.org.uk
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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