01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC040538
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- One or a few bases or facilities serving people who come from a broad area
- Volunteers
- 0 volunteers
- Staff
- 54
- Postcode
- IV30 8XJ
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
Stramash Social Enterprise is a leading Scottish charity and social enterprise dedicated to transforming lives through high-quality outdoor learning. We operate a network of award-winning outdoor nurseries in Oban, Fort William, Elgin, and Tornagrain, providing Early Learning and Childcare (ELC) in partnership with local authorities. Our mission is to nurture resilient, independent, and healthy children by using the natural environment as our primary classroom. By moving beyond four walls, we deliver the Curriculum for Excellence through nature-based play, fostering a deep connection to the environment while improving physical and mental wellbeing. As a social enterprise, we reinvest all surpluses to enhance our facilities and ensure outdoor education is accessible to families from all backgrounds, helping to close the attainment gap. Beyond early years, we advocate for outdoor pedagogy and provide training to strengthen the sector across Scotland.
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of education
- the advancement of health
- the advancement of public participation in sport
- 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
- Children or young people
- People with disabilities or health problems
Activities
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
To promote and provide a broad range of opportunities for public participation in outdoor sports and to provide outdoor sporting pathways for all ranges of ability and to support the development of outdoor sports for the benefit of the general public. To encourage use of the natural environment to promote active and healthy lifestyles. To provide and assist in the provision of leisure and recreational facilities and services to the public at large including the provision of special facilities and services that may be provided for persons who have by reason of their age, ill-health, disability, finacial hardship or other disadvantage, a particular need. To raise awareness of and provide opportunties for proactive stewardship of the natural environment. To provide a braid range of personal, social and educational development opportunities leading to the development of persons capabilities, skills and understanding
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Total income | Donations | Charitable activities income | Trading income | Investment income | Other income | Total expenditure | Raising funds | Charitable activities spending | Other spending | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 July 2025 | £1,862,364 | £30,387 | £1,830,103 | £0 | £1,874 | £0 | £1,842,919 | £0 | £1,842,919 | £0 | 54 | 15 January 2026 |
| 31 July 2024 | £1,810,924 | £27,425 | £1,780,489 | £0 | £3,010 | £0 | £1,913,605 | £0 | £1,913,605 | £0 | 54 | 20 May 2025 |
| 31 July 2023 | £1,654,055 | £111,075 | £1,540,819 | £0 | £2,161 | £0 | £1,498,714 | £0 | £1,498,714 | £0 | 54 | 25 April 2024 |
| 31 July 2022 | £1,364,191 | £95,630 | £1,256,268 | £0 | £81 | £12,212 | £1,238,473 | £0 | £1,238,939 | −£466 | 54 | 6 March 2023 |
| 31 July 2021 | £1,189,544 | £199,225 | £987,015 | £670 | £121 | £2,513 | £1,065,785 | £562 | £1,057,586 | £7,637 | 54 | 25 March 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
- Quarrywood, Elgin
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.stramash.org.uk
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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