OSCR Scottish charity profile

Covesea Lighthouse Community Company Limited

ActiveCharity number SC043532
Registered1 November 2012
Main locationMoray
Legal formCompany (the charity is registered with Companies House)

01 Identity

Scottish charity record

Snapshot 25 August 2026
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

5 periods
Year endTotal incomeDonationsCharitable activities incomeTrading incomeInvestment incomeOther incomeTotal expenditureRaising fundsCharitable activities spendingOther spendingStaffReturn received
31 July 2025£58,554£0£0£0£0£0£78,314£0£0£009 January 2026
31 July 2024£60,667£0£0£0£0£0£43,004£0£0£003 March 2025
31 July 2023£62,210£0£0£0£0£0£47,735£0£0£0016 March 2024
31 July 2022£101,875£0£0£0£0£0£92,883£0£0£006 February 2023
31 July 2021£56,517£0£0£0£0£0£49,391£0£0£005 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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