OSCR Scottish charity profile

Live Argyll

ActiveCharity number SC047545
Registered30 June 2017
Main locationArgyll And Bute
Legal formCompany (the charity is registered with Companies House)

01 Identity

Scottish charity record

Snapshot 25 August 2026
OSCR charity number
SC047545
Status
Active
Regulatory type
Standard
Designated religious body
No
Geographical spread
Wider, but within one local authority area
Volunteers
1-50 volunteers
Staff
313
Postcode
PA31 8XQ

02 Purpose and work

What the charity exists to do

liveArgyll is an organisation which delivers a wide range of services across the full geographic and demographic spectrum of Argyll and Bute. Since our inception in 2017 we have developed thriving, local, community leisure, event and Library services that deliver real impacts and/or contribute to a range of national and local policy priorities including but not limited to. • Improving physical health and wellbeing • Reducing health inequalities • Improving mental health and wellbeing • Contributing to local economies • Local and national skills development, jobs and training • Supporting community cohesion and engagement • Reducing crime and anti-social behaviour • Reducing social isolation and loneliness • Reducing childhood obesity • Proactively reducing environmental impact • Safeguarding local cultural and community assets and making them accessible to the community • Supporting local community groups - and organisations, businesses/entrepreneurs, and artists

Charitable purposes

  • the advancement of education
  • the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science
  • the advancement of public participation in sport
  • 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

  • No specific group, or for the benefit of the community

Activities

  • It carries out activities or services itself

Constitutional objectives

2.1 The Company will promote, advance and further Charitable Purposes and activities through the provision of services which enhance and contribute to the health, fitness and personal development and wellbeing of the residents of Argyll and Bute (and beyond) including, but not limited to, educational, sporting, culture and heritage based community activities. 2.2 In promoting, advancing and furthering Charitable Purposes and activities as detailed in article 2.1 the Company seeks to:- 2.2 .1 encourage the population of Argyll and Bute to be more active in promoting andsupporting the development of sporting and health and fitness opportunities that are accessible for everyone. 2.2.2 support people to be more creative and nurture potential for personal success and wellbeing through the provision of cultural facilities and resources. 2.2.3 help individuals to benefit from social engagement and community interaction. and 2.2.4 promote and make available lifelong learning opportunities, including the promotion of literacy and digital inclusion, and stemming from these opportunities make a social and economic contribution to society 2.3 For the purposes of the Charities Act the following Charitable Purposes are relevant and for the purposes of the Charities Act are Charitable Purposes identified as applicable from section 7 of the Charities Act:- 2.3.1 the advancement of education. 2.3.2 the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science. 2.3.3 the advancement of public participation in sport. and 2.3.4 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 2.4 For the purposes of the Taxes Acts the provisions set out in articles 2.1 to 2.3 inclusive shall be read together to ensure the Charitable Purposes of the Company are compliant with the Taxes Act.

03 Annual returns

Income and expenditure history

5 periods
Year endIncomeExpenditureStaffReturn received
31 March 2025£7,797,987£8,544,31231327 October 2025
31 March 2024£8,155,552£8,205,18731326 November 2024
31 March 2023£7,348,237£8,972,76431320 December 2023
31 March 2022£7,152,646£8,311,78731317 November 2022
31 March 2021£6,575,301£5,811,44131322 October 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
Lochgilphead Community Centre, Manse Brae, 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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