01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC047167
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- Wider, but within one local authority area
- Volunteers
- 1-50 volunteers
- Staff
- 3
- Postcode
- PA31 8RH
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
We run the Argyll Beaver centre in Knapdale, Argyll, it provides a wildlife/tourist information point, classroom, meeting place, field centre and community resource. Our centre is off-grid and we generate all our electricity from a 5KW solar array. we believe our centre is unique in this respect. 4323 visitors attended in 2024 with a further 2087 attending our educational events and activities (we provide outreach education to the Mid Argyll Primary and High Schools) that include public walks and environmental research. We also provide educational support to Seawilding, through sessions monitoring the restoration of native oysters and to the Mission Blue Sound of Jura Hope Spot. We work closely with the Beaver Trust creating curriculum-based educational resources. We have also commenced a restoration project to return water voles to Knapdale allied to a North American mink elimination project working in partnership with the Waterlife Recovery Trust
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of education
- 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 organisation's purposes are: 4.1 The advancement of environmental protection or improvement. 4.2 The advancement of education.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2024 | £123,579 | £93,950 | 3 | 19 August 2025 |
| 31 December 2023 | £190,915 | £173,681 | 3 | 21 May 2024 |
| 31 December 2022 | £41,272 | £42,769 | 3 | 19 September 2023 |
| 31 December 2021 | £63,335 | £52,693 | 3 | 22 September 2022 |
| 31 December 2020 | £39,443 | £28,409 | 3 | 16 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
- Crown House, Ford, Lochgilphead, Argyll
- Website supplied to OSCR
- Not supplied
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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