OSCR Scottish charity profile

Community Association of Lochs and Sounds SCIO

Known as CAOLAS

ActiveCharity number SC047982
Registered7 December 2017
Main locationArgyll And Bute
Legal formSCIO (Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation)

01 Identity

Scottish charity record

Snapshot 25 August 2026
OSCR charity number
SC047982
Status
Active
Regulatory type
Standard
Designated religious body
No
Geographical spread
More than one local authority area in Scotland
Volunteers
1-50 volunteers
Staff
4
Postcode
PA80 5XT

02 Purpose and work

What the charity exists to do

? encourage and promote sustainable use of local waters for recreation, fishing and other marine activities ? promote and carry out research, surveys and investigations of the local marine environment ? involve the community and raise awareness of marine issues and the related cultural heritage ? educate and involve younger members of the community ? protect and allow recovery of biodiversity and natural processes in the Sound of Mull, Loch Sunart ? Work with other community organisations, Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs), statutory organisations, the Scottish Government and others, to record, promote and protect our marine environment.

Charitable purposes

  • the advancement of education
  • the advancement of citizenship or community development
  • the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science
  • 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: The advancement of education The advancement of citizenship or community development The advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science The advancement of environmental protection or improvement

03 Annual returns

Income and expenditure history

5 periods
Year endIncomeExpenditureStaffReturn received
31 March 2025£72,682£95,936415 December 2025
31 March 2024£60,815£48,10442 December 2024
31 March 2023£22,500£12,473415 September 2023
31 March 2022£22,500£12,473422 November 2022
31 March 2021£8,850£1,638415 November 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
Kiel House, , Lochaline, , Morvern , Argyll
Website supplied to OSCR
www.caolas.org
Parent charity
Not supplied

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05 Provenance

Source for this profile

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