01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC049998
- 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
- KW14 8YE
OSCR note: This SCIO was incorporated on 03 December 2025 as a result of the conversion of a charitable company Brough Bay Association (Company No. SC420393)
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
Brough Bay as an Association, and previously as the original Pier Committee, celebrated 50 years of maintaining the Harbour area, Slipway and car park. Members today are as dedicated as the original committee in looking after the Bay and its heritage for the local community, visitors and future generations. BBA became a SCIO (Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation) in Dec, creating a Constitution as the new governing document. To promote the Bay, a copy of Brough Book and DVD were gifted to Nucleus Archives for public and online use. Damage checks of the Bay are made throughout the year, importantly after winter storms. while repair work carried out by members might include hiring equipment/outside help for more serious structural damage issues. Slipway power washing, grass cutting, weeding, flower barrels, repairing benches and groundwork equipment keeps members busy, also looking after Boats of Brough Bay Heritage area. Music and BBQ get-togethers are held down in the Bay
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of citizenship or community development
- the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science
- 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 advancement of environmental protection or improvement
Beneficiaries
- No specific group, or for the benefit of the community
Activities
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
a) To promote the use, management and maintenance of the slipway, harbour and its associated facilities at Brough Bay to encourage community development and to provide recreational facilities to improve conditions of life for all those who use and enjoy the Bay. (b) The advancement of environmental protection and improvement to the Bay area with associated activities and interpretations. (c) To further advancement of community development, local heritage and culture, including rural regeneration and the encouragement of volunteering. (d) To maintain ownership in perpetuity and uphold the rights, responsibilities and privileges held by the Association by virtue of its ownership of the land at Brough Bay described in the Feu Disposition to the Association by Mrs Margaret Munro of 27/28 Croft-An-Righ, Abbeyhill, Edinburgh signed on 21 September 1993
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | £1,385 | £4,687 | 0 | 11 May 2026 |
| 31 December 2024 | £563 | £2,193 | 0 | 15 September 2025 |
| 31 December 2023 | £1,620 | £1,906 | 0 | 25 September 2024 |
| 31 December 2022 | £37,445 | £39,929 | 0 | 12 May 2023 |
| 31 December 2021 | £906 | £2,147 | 0 | 22 April 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
- Windhaven, Brough, Thurso, Caithness
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.broughbay.org
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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