OSCR Scottish charity profile

Strachur Bay Moorings Association

Known as SBMA

ActiveCharity number SC046867
Registered27 September 2016
Main locationArgyll And Bute
Legal formUnincorporated association

01 Identity

Scottish charity record

Snapshot 25 August 2026
OSCR charity number
SC046867
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
1-50 volunteers
Staff
0
Postcode
PA27 8BW

02 Purpose and work

What the charity exists to do

Providing a recreational facility with a shore landing pontoon, and complementary visitor’s moorings, which enables safe and easy access to Loch Fyne for the Strachur Community, and visitors alike. The versatility of the structure enables a range of marine sport and leisure activities including boating, sailing, cruising, fishing and swimming. In more recent times paddle boarding has also become popular for all age groups. Advancing environmental protection, and improvement by involving young people to become more familiar with, and respectful of the local marine environment

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
  • 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

The associations purposes are (a) To provide a recreational facility in the pontoon, and complementary visitor's moorings, which enables safe and easy access to Loch Fyne for the Strachur community and visitors alike, enabling a range of marine sport, and leisure activities. (b) To advance environmental protection and improvement by involving young people in the community to become more familiar with, and respectful of the local marine environment.

03 Annual returns

Income and expenditure history

5 periods
Year endTotal incomeDonationsCharitable activities incomeTrading incomeInvestment incomeOther incomeTotal expenditureRaising fundsCharitable activities spendingOther spendingStaffReturn received
31 December 2024£6,787£0£0£0£0£0£5,280£0£0£0023 September 2025
31 December 2023£8,098£0£0£0£0£0£3,824£0£0£0027 September 2024
31 December 2022£9,123£0£0£0£0£0£3,440£0£0£0024 September 2023
31 December 2021£9,589£0£0£0£0£0£7,850£0£0£0028 September 2022
31 December 2020£5,430£0£0£0£0£0£3,409£0£0£0011 September 2021

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
Westwinds, 9 Baycroft, Strachur, Cairndow, Argyll
Website supplied to OSCR
www.strachurbaymooringsassociation.org
Parent charity
Not supplied

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05 Provenance

Source for this profile

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