01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC036941
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- A specific local point, community or neighbourhood
- Volunteers
- 1-50 volunteers
- Staff
- 2
- Postcode
- PH33 7DS
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
We have a Board of Directors.
Charitable purposes
- the prevention or relief of poverty
- the advancement of education
- the advancement of health
- the advancement of citizenship or community development
- the advancement of environmental protection or improvement
- the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage
- any other purpose that may reasonably be regarded as analogous to any of the preceding purposes
Beneficiaries
- Children or young people
- Older People
- People with disabilities or health problems
- No specific group, or for the benefit of the community
Activities
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
To promote, for the public benefit, urban or rural regeneration in areas of social and economic deprivation (and in particular in the Caol ward of the local authority, area of The Highland Council and its environs) by all or any of the following means - The advancement of education, training or retraining, particularly among unemployed people, and providing unemployed people with work experience. the maintenance, improvement or provision of public amenities. and/or The protection or conservation of the environment. To advance the education of the public in the history of the area, and its environment and to research or promote research of the same and ensure the dissemination of the useful results of any such research. Such other purposes as are recognised by law to be exclusively charitable within the meaning of section 505 of the Income and Corporation Taxes Act 1988 or any Act amending or replacing the same, and which relate to environmental conservation, environmental management and community regeneration, as the directors may from time to time in their sole discretion select and that without prejudice to the foregoing generality and without in any way fettering their said discretion.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £85,133 | £122,306 | 2 | 18 December 2025 |
| 31 March 2024 | £369,992 | £138,273 | 2 | 10 December 2024 |
| 31 March 2023 | £600,933 | £84,084 | 2 | 20 June 2024 |
| 31 March 2022 | £531,238 | £451,313 | 2 | 26 June 2023 |
| 31 March 2021 | £1,995,477 | £154,088 | 2 | 8 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
- Caol Community Centre, Caol, Fort William
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.caol.org.uk
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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