01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC049939
- 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
- DG8 8LT
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
Wigtown Bay Coastal Rowing club at the Isle of Whithorn, builds, maintains and rows coastal rowing boats. Our club is for everyone, without exception. All ages and abilities are welcome. We aim to promote our coastal rowing heritage in an inclusive and positive way. We have a monthly timetable of on-the-water sessions, some for competitive rowers, and some simply for fun, and to improve health and skills, and get closer to nature. We arrange beach cleaning sessions to look after our environment, and encourage those who might not want to row, to get involved in our activities. We learn new skills, rowing, but also working with wood, and tools, to build and maintain our St Ayles skiffs, and encourage people to come along to regular sessions. We refurbish boats. We are entirely volunteer led, and raise funds for our day to day activities through local fundraising events. We attend regattas and row from different locations in the Machars where we are based, but also further afield.
Charitable purposes
- 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 organisation's purposes are: 4.1 To support the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science, the club will promote and support the building and use of coastal rowing boats in the Wigtown Bay area centred on the harbour at the Isle of Whithorn. 4.2 To support advancement of public participation in sport, the club will promote coastal rowing as a healthy activity, which can be done safely by people of all ages at a level suited to their competence, experience and state of fitness and which in addition provides unique opportunities to be close to nature and wildlife. 4.3 To support 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, the club will encourage members of the general public, of all ages to take part in the activities offered by the Club.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2026 | £51,857 | £47,816 | 0 | 20 July 2026 |
| 31 March 2025 | £720,927 | £11,195 | 0 | 3 August 2025 |
| 31 March 2024 | £63,925 | £67,141 | 0 | 31 July 2024 |
| 31 March 2023 | £23,834 | £15,777 | 0 | 5 August 2023 |
| 31 March 2022 | £10,596 | £8,628 | 0 | 26 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
- 'Cairnsmore' , Rosie's Brae , Isle of Whithorn , Newton Stewart , Wigtownshire
- Website supplied to OSCR
- wigtownbaycoastalrowing.org
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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