01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC049268
- 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
- DG9 8TS
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
The provision of equipment, facilities and tuition to encourage members of the community to take part in water sports activities to the benefit of their health and wellbeing
Charitable purposes
- 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
- Children or young people
- Older People
- People with disabilities or health problems
- People with a particular ethnic or racial origin
- Other defined groups
- 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. The Stranraer Water Sports Association main aims are: o The advancement of public participation in sport o 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.
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 October 2025 | £2,696,159 | £2,528,726 | £167,433 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £478,504 | £34,164 | £426,734 | £17,606 | 0 | 14 July 2026 |
| 31 October 2024 | £356,792 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £291,648 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 0 | 22 April 2025 |
| 31 October 2023 | £269,080 | £249,542 | £19,538 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £343,177 | £0 | £343,177 | £0 | 0 | 22 March 2024 |
| 31 October 2022 | £59,712 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £98,608 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 0 | 14 June 2023 |
| 31 October 2021 | £207,705 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £64,196 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 0 | 14 March 2022 |
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
- Virden, Portpatrick, Stranraer, Wigtownshire
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.stranraerwatersports.com
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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