OSCR Scottish charity profile

Lamlash Improvements Association

Known as LIA

ActiveCharity number SC048416
Registered29 May 2018
Main locationWestern Isles
Legal formSCIO (Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation)

01 Identity

Scottish charity record

Snapshot 25 August 2026
OSCR charity number
SC048416
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
KA27 8LL
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OSCR note: This SCIO was incorporated on 05/02/2020 as a result of the conversion of a charitable company (Company number: SC566825], company name: Lamlash Improvements Association)

02 Purpose and work

What the charity exists to do

Carry out events for the benefit of the village and wider community, help to improve the appearance of the village and look after the public toilets

Charitable purposes

  • the advancement of citizenship or community development
  • 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
  • Other charities or voluntary bodies

Activities

  • It carries out activities or services itself

Constitutional objectives

4.1 To encourage or undertake any project or improvements for the benefit of the village and community of Lamlash, Isle of Arran, Scotland. 4.2 To organise or hold social events in Lamlash. 4.3 To encourage or undertake projects that protect or improve the environment in and around Lamlash. 4.4 To apply all money raised or received by the Association to such events, projects and improvements as may be sponsored according to clause 4.1 , 4.2 or 4.3. 4.5 The company's objects are restricted to those set out in clause 4 and solely in furtherance of the charitable purpose in clause 5 (all subject to clauses 7 and 8). 5 The Association's charitable purposes (all subject to clause 4): 5.1 The advancement of citizenship or community development (including rural regeneration). 5.2 Providing recreational or other facilities or organising recreational or other activities with the aim of improving the conditions of life for the people for whom the facilities or activities are mainly intended. 5.3 The advancement of environmental protection or improvement.

03 Annual returns

Income and expenditure history

5 periods
Year endIncomeExpenditureStaffReturn received
31 March 2025£3,086£5,05002 December 2025
31 March 2024£5,785£4,53509 December 2024
31 March 2023£7,838£6,086021 November 2023
31 March 2022£6,081£3,35501 December 2022
31 March 2021£4,134£3,895030 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
Southview, 14 Margnaheglish Rd, Lamlash, Isle of Arran
Website supplied to OSCR
www.lamlashimprovements.co.uk
Parent charity
Not supplied

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05 Provenance

Source for this profile

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