01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC048987
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- Wider, but within one local authority area
- Volunteers
- 1-50 volunteers
- Staff
- 0
- Postcode
- KA27 8LS
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
TAP was set up in response to interest and concern expressed by individuals and environmental groups across Arran, through social media and a public meeting, to the problem of plastic in the sea. The steering group was formed to lead on island- wide initiatives and provide a co-ordinated approach to avoid duplication of effort and share information.
Charitable purposes
- 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
4 The organisation's purposes are: 4.1 to encourage the considered and educated use, reduction and disposal of plastic by Arran residents and visitors. 4.2 The company's purposes are restricted to those set out in clause 4 and solely in furtherance of the charitable purpose in clause 6 (all subject to article 7). 5 The public benefits of the purposes are. 5.1 to minimise the amount of waste plastic litter on land and in the sea, 5.2 and to minimise the proportion of waste plastic being disposed of in landfill. 6 The organisation's charitable purpose is: 6.1 the advancement of environmental protection or improvement (Charitable Purpose 'm~ 7 The organisation may (subject to first obtaining the consent of OSCR) add to, remove or alter the statement of the organisation's objects in article 4.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Total income | Donations | Charitable activities income | Trading income | Investment income | Other income | Total expenditure | Raising funds | Charitable activities spending | Other spending | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 January 2025 | £47 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £463 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 0 | 30 October 2025 |
| 31 January 2024 | £479 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £39 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 0 | 27 October 2024 |
| 31 January 2023 | £40 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £11 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 0 | 6 October 2023 |
| 31 January 2022 | £5 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £16 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 0 | 3 August 2022 |
| 31 January 2021 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £30 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 0 | 28 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
- Carraig Mhor, Lamlash, Isle of Arran
- Website supplied to OSCR
- thinkaboutplastic.org
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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