OSCR Scottish charity profile

Friends of Oban Community Playpark

ActiveCharity number SC043720
Registered22 January 2013
Main locationArgyll And Bute
Legal formSCIO (Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation)

01 Identity

Scottish charity record

Snapshot 25 August 2026
OSCR charity number
SC043720
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
PA34 4LE

02 Purpose and work

What the charity exists to do

Work with the community and the council in order to keep the play park and garden areas clean and functioning.

Charitable purposes

  • 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

Beneficiaries

  • Children or young people
  • Older People
  • People with disabilities or health problems
  • 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 association?s primary objective is to provide 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. To this the association will: a)To develop a specific area of land adjacent to Atlantis Leisure Centre in Oban and roughly within the boundaries of the existing play-park extending towards the grass playing field, into a safe and inclusive play-space, picnic area and garden space for the enhancement and well being of the whole community. b) To work in partnership with all relevant Agencies to fund-raise, design, procure, deliver and maintain a safe and inclusive play-space, picnic area and garden space. c) The association shall seek: - to provide a supportive role for any person(s) wishing to promote these objects. - to provide a forum for Community ideas, projects and wishes within these objects. - to provide a focus for the Community members? aspirations within these objects.

03 Annual returns

Income and expenditure history

5 periods
Year endIncomeExpenditureStaffReturn received
30 September 2025£0£17003 January 2026
30 September 2024£50£35209 April 2025
30 September 2023£3,036£875027 March 2024
30 September 2022£0£875012 April 2023
30 September 2021£559£72808 May 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
21 Pulpit Drive, Oban, Argyll
Website supplied to OSCR
www.facebook.com/obancommunityplaypark
Parent charity
Not supplied

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05 Provenance

Source for this profile

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