OSCR Scottish charity profile

Second Snark Preservation Society

ActiveCharity number SC049300
Registered15 May 2019
Main locationGlasgow City
Legal formSCIO (Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation)

01 Identity

Scottish charity record

Snapshot 25 August 2026
OSCR charity number
SC049300
Status
Active
Regulatory type
Standard
Designated religious body
No
Geographical spread
Wider, but within one local authority area
Volunteers
0 volunteers
Staff
0
Postcode
PA16 8NB

02 Purpose and work

What the charity exists to do

Preservation of MV The Second Snark and hopefully operation of her for limited river cruises and public exhibition

Charitable purposes

  • the advancement of education
  • the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science

Beneficiaries

  • No specific group, or for the benefit of the community

Activities

  • It carries out activities or services itself

Constitutional objectives

4 The organisation is established for charitable purposes only, and in particular, the objects are: To advance the arts, heritage, culture or science by/through: 4 .1 Acquiring and returning MV Second Snark to a new permanent berth on the River Clyde. 4.2 Preserving MV Second Snark at the new permanent berth. 4. 3 Facilitate public access to MV Second Snark. 4. .4 Offering public cruises aboard MV Second Snark. To advance education by/through: 4. 1 Funding and organising public exhibitions of artifacts from/relating to MV Second Snark. 4. 2 Funding and organising public lectures and schools talks about MV Second Snark, the ship's historical importance and its build-class (i .e. shipyard tenders). 4. 3 Forming partnerships, in the longer term, with local schools and colleges to facilitate the use of the ship as a training center in the areas of engineering, marine skills, tourism and hospitality. 5 The Area of Benefit shall be centred where possible on and around the River Clyde in Scotland with the aim of an extended area of benefit throughout Scotland and the rest of the United Kingdom. 6 The organisation shall promote its activities and delivery operations to people within (but not exclusively within) the 'Area of Benefit', who are members of all sectors of the Scottish community who have an interest in the maritime heritage of Scotland and/or who would benefit from skills training. These people will be the organisation's beneficiaries.

03 Annual returns

Income and expenditure history

5 periods
Year endIncomeExpenditureStaffReturn received
31 May 2025£0£0027 February 2026
31 May 2024£0£0027 February 2025
31 May 2023£5,760£5,760020 February 2024
31 May 2022£6,386£6,144023 February 2023
31 May 2021£6,386£6,144025 February 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
19A Patrick street, Greenock, Renfrewshire
Website supplied to OSCR
Not supplied
Parent charity
Not supplied

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05 Provenance

Source for this profile

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