01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC037556
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- Scotland and other parts of the UK
- Volunteers
- 0 volunteers
- Staff
- 0
- Postcode
- KA7 1JJ
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
To address conservation issues associated with species of aquatic beetles in the United Kingdom • To promote research on wetland beetles appropriate to the conservation needs identified in the United Kingdom. • To raise the profile of said insects and related species by publication and specialist advice. • To support the National Biodiversity Network (NBN), iRecord and similar UK-wide initiatives by providing data and by interpretation of data. • continuing promotion of work on species at risk of extinction in the UK • various surveys, including Loch Roan in Dumfries & Galloway, also Llyn-y-parc in North Wales and Otmoor area in Oxfordshire • general submissions of material for identification up to 4,651 specimens in 44 batches • initiation of the Species Evidence Base for 96 taxa covered by Natural England's Nature Recovery Network • continuing work on an update of the fauna of Dumfries & Galloway • our activities continue to be largely underlined by the publications record
Charitable purposes
- 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
To promote the advancement of environmental protection or improvement
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 October 2025 | £5,629 | £6,775 | 0 | 9 July 2026 |
| 31 October 2024 | £800 | £2,287 | 0 | 3 June 2025 |
| 31 October 2023 | £876 | £4,790 | 0 | 20 March 2024 |
| 31 October 2022 | £1,746 | £6,005 | 0 | 4 April 2023 |
| 31 October 2021 | £8,600 | £2,340 | 0 | 6 June 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
- 3 Eglinton Terrace, Ayr
- Website supplied to OSCR
- Not supplied
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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