01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC037542
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- More than one local authority area in Scotland
- Volunteers
- 1-50 volunteers
- Staff
- 2
- Postcode
- AB45 2SS
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
To advance education, particularly with regard to the maritime and cultural heritage of the North East of Scotland. To preserve for the benefit of the general public traditional craft skills, and particularly those associated with sailing, boat building and fishing. To advance education through promotion of the arts. To promote for the public benefit the preservation of buildings and other structures or features of historical and/or architectural significance. To provide facilities for recreation and other leisure time occupation available to the public at large within the North East of Scotland with a view to improving their conditions of life. To promote training, particularly among residents of the North East of Scotland, and with particular reference to skills which will assist the participants in obtaining paid employment. To promote, establish, operate and/or support other projects and initiatives of a charitable nature for the benefit within the North East Scotland.
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of education
- the advancement of health
- the advancement of citizenship or community development
- the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science
- 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 relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage
Beneficiaries
- No specific group, or for the benefit of the community
Activities
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
To advance education, and particularly with regard to the maritime and cultural heritage of the North East of Scotland To preserve for the benefit of the general public traditional craft skills, and particularly those associated with sailing, boat building and fishing To advance education through promotion of the arts To promote for the public benefit the preservation (whether wholly or in part) of buildings and other structures or features of historical and/or architectural significance To provide, in the interests of social welfare, facilities for recreation and other leisure time occupation available to the public at large within the North East of Scotland with a view to improving their conditions of life To promote training, particularly among residents of the North East of Scotland, and with particular reference to skills which will assist the participants in obtaining paid employment To relieve the needs of people (and particularly those residents in the North East of Scotland) who suffer from mental and/or physical disability, illness or impairment or have particular needs by reason of old age or current or past drug, solvent and/or alcohol abuse, and their carers and families To promote and protect the welfare and physical health of the residents of the North East of Scotland, and to assist in the relief of ill health and the provision of health education for such residents To promote, establish, operate and/or support other projects and initiatives of a charitable nature for the benefit of the community within the North East of Scotland
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | £248,551 | £368,066 | 2 | 22 April 2026 |
| 31 December 2024 | £300,668 | £366,508 | 2 | 24 September 2025 |
| 31 December 2023 | £256,936 | £303,832 | 2 | 3 October 2024 |
| 31 December 2022 | £261,912 | £259,544 | 2 | 12 September 2023 |
| 31 December 2021 | £333,080 | £158,313 | 2 | 12 September 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
- Salmon Bothy, Links Road, Portsoy, Banff
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.stbfportsoy.com
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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