01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC036441
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- A specific local point, community or neighbourhood
- Volunteers
- 1-50 volunteers
- Staff
- 7
- Postcode
- PA34 4TX
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
4.1 The company's main purpose is consistent with furthering the achievement of sustainable development. The company's purposes are:4.2 to provide or advance the accessibility of recreational, facilities, and/or organising recreational activities, which will be available to members of the Community and public at large with the object of improving the conditions of life of the Community and in particular to advance education for the public benefit in the heritage and history of the Isle of Luing by the provision of a museum, heritage centre, interpretative panels and other means.4.3 advancement of citizenship or Community development, including rural or urban regeneration and in particular to promote public safety.4.4 To advance the provisions for educational opportunities in the Community relating to environment, culture, heritage and/or history and in particular to advance education, training or retraining, particularly among unemployed people, and provide unemployed people with
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of education
- the advancement of citizenship or community development
- 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 advancement of environmental protection or improvement
Beneficiaries
- No specific group, or for the benefit of the community
Activities
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
4.1 The company's main purpose is consistent with furthering the achievement of sustainable development. The company's purposes are: 4.2 to provide or advance the accessibility of recreational, facilities, and/or organising recreational activities, which will be available to members of the Community and public at large with the object of improving the conditions of life of the Community and in particular to advance education for the public benefit in the heritage and history of the Isle of Luing by the provision of a museum, heritage centre, interpretative panels and other means. 4.3 advancement of citizenship or Community development, including rural or urban regeneration and in particular to promote public safety. 4.4 To advance the provisions for educational opportunities in the Community relating to environment, culture, heritage and/or history and in particular to advance education, training or retraining, particularly among unemployed people, and provide unemployed people with work experience. 4.5 To advance environmental protection or improvement including preservation, sustainable development and conservation of the natural environment, the maintenance, improvement or provision of environmental amenities for the Community and/or the preservation of buildings or sites of architectural, historic or other importance to the Community. and in particular to preserve, restore and improve the environment in and around the Isle of Luing through the provision, maintenance and/or improvement of public open space and other public amenities and other environmental and townscape regeneration projects, and on the basis that in doing so, the company shall seek wherever appropriate (but subject to appropriate safeguards to ensure that the public benefit so arising clearly outweighs any private benefit thereby conferred on private landowners) to carry out works of reclamation, remediation, restoration, erosion prevention and other operations to facilitate the use of these purposes of land whose use has been prevented or restricted because of previous use.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2024 | £319,813 | £344,584 | 7 | 29 September 2025 |
| 31 December 2023 | £209,696 | £231,520 | 7 | 16 September 2024 |
| 31 December 2022 | £140,900 | £164,704 | 7 | 31 August 2023 |
| 31 December 2021 | £143,746 | £127,070 | 7 | 29 September 2022 |
| 31 December 2020 | £159,110 | £131,018 | 7 | 28 September 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
- Atlantic Islands Centre, Cullipool, Isle of Luing, Oban, Argyll
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.isleofluing.org
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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