01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC043532
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- A specific local point, community or neighbourhood
- Volunteers
- 1-50 volunteers
- Staff
- 0
- Postcode
- IV30 5XN
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
The Charity manages a historic lighthouse and associated properties along with guided tours and holiday accommodation
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of education
- 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 advancement of environmental protection or improvement
Beneficiaries
- Children or young people
- Older People
- People with disabilities or health problems
- People with a particular ethnic or racial origin
- Other defined groups
- No specific group, or for the benefit of the community
- Other charities or voluntary bodies
Activities
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
The Company has been formed to benefit the community of Moray Local Authority, with the Purposes listed in the sub-clauses hereto ('the Purposes'), to be exercised following the principles of sustainable development (sustainable development means development which meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs), namely: 1. To manage community land and associated assets for the benefit of the Community and the public in general. 2. To provide, or assist in providing, 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. 3. To advance community development, including urban or rural regeneration within the Community. 4. To advance the education of the Community about its environment, culture, heritage and/or history. 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.
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 | £58,554 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £78,314 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 0 | 9 January 2026 |
| 31 July 2024 | £60,667 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £43,004 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 0 | 3 March 2025 |
| 31 July 2023 | £62,210 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £47,735 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 0 | 16 March 2024 |
| 31 July 2022 | £101,875 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £92,883 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 0 | 6 February 2023 |
| 31 July 2021 | £56,517 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £49,391 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 0 | 5 January 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
- 2 Pinewood Road , Burghead , Elgin
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.covesealighthouse.co.uk
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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