OSCR Scottish charity profile

The Ark

ActiveCharity number SC049574
Registered28 August 2019
Main locationCity of Edinburgh
Legal formSCIO (Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation)

01 Identity

Scottish charity record

Snapshot 25 August 2026
OSCR charity number
SC049574
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
EH15 3LJ

02 Purpose and work

What the charity exists to do

We rent a venue space with storage of our resources allowing people to come, socialise and play various games together in person.

Charitable purposes

  • 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

The organization is established for charitable purposes only, and in particular, the objects are: 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

5 periods
Year endIncomeExpenditureStaffReturn received
1 July 2025£0£0010 June 2026
1 July 2024£0£0028 February 2025
1 July 2023£0£73028 February 2025
1 July 2021£375£2,471028 July 2022
1 July 2020£8,360£6,431028 July 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
The Ark, The Games Club , C/O Jewel Miners Club, 56 Duddingston Park South, Edinburgh
Website supplied to OSCR
arkgames.club
Parent charity
Not supplied

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05 Provenance

Source for this profile

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