OSCR Scottish charity profile

Fisherrow Harbour and Seafront Association

Known as FHSA

ActiveCharity number SC049092
Registered1 March 2019
Main locationEast Lothian
Legal formSCIO (Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation)

01 Identity

Scottish charity record

Snapshot 25 August 2026
OSCR charity number
SC049092
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
EH21 6DH

02 Purpose and work

What the charity exists to do

Our mission is to realise the potential of Fisherrow Harbour and Seafront for the Common Good of the local community, maximising the social and economic potential of one of the community’s most valuable assets. Our Vision includes: * Supporting the local community and organisations to flourish and promote activity that improves health and well being. * Securing funding for facilities and infrastructure to enable investment in the valuable assets that make Fisherrow an attractive community. * Encouraging and supporting local businesses who provide an amenity so that they can prosper. * Developing the harbour and seafront into an attractive destination for visitors who generate an income for the local community.

Charitable purposes

  • the prevention or relief of poverty
  • the advancement of citizenship or community development
  • 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

4 The Association's purposes are to: 4.1 Advance the community development of Fisherrow Harbour and Seafront and the local environment through, sport, leisure and ancillary activities. 4.2 Support the community to repair, maintain, conserve and improve Fisherrow Harbour, harbour facilities and Seafront in an efficient, effective and best value manner. 4.3 Increase awareness of the local heritage and culture through facilitation of wider access to a range of activities and events which showcase the harbour and the local area's history. 4.4 Advance public participation in sport and related activities, e.g. rowing, sailing and other water and beach based sports. 4.5 Promote leisure and recreation activities at the harbour and seafront and encourage residents, non-residents etc. to visit the area.

03 Annual returns

Income and expenditure history

5 periods
Year endIncomeExpenditureStaffReturn received
31 March 2025£30,268£37,626016 December 2025
31 March 2024£48,643£15,847024 December 2024
31 March 2023£24,052£13,81309 January 2024
31 March 2022£30,469£11,38504 January 2023
31 March 2021£11,066£581031 December 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
The Harbour Office, Fisherrow Harbour, New Street, Musselburgh
Website supplied to OSCR
www.fhsa.org.uk
Parent charity
Not supplied

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05 Provenance

Source for this profile

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