01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC050126
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- More than one local authority area in Scotland
- Volunteers
- 51-100 volunteers
- Staff
- 6
- Postcode
- PA31 8QS
OSCR note: Charity has changed its legal name from Sea Wilding, SCIO to Seawilding. Charity was named Sea Wilding, SCIO from May 2020 to July 2022.
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
Seawilding's aim is to restore lost biodiversity, sequester carbon, create green jobs and mentor other community-based groups to do the same. We do this through the active restoration of seagrass and native oysters in Loch Craignish, Loch Broom and beyond, by training/advising community groups, providing volunteering sessions, supporting MSc and PhD students, school children/youth outreach and hosting a variety of different groups from artists to politicians to our projects.
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of education
- 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
To advance the environmental protection and improvement of Scottish coastal waters by developing and delivering projects to restore degraded marine habitats and species, including native oysters and other priority marine features around coastal shorelines. To advance the education of marine science, marine conservation and best-practice marine habitat restoration by creating citizen science and research opportunities with schools, community groups, organisations, and academic partners. To advance the environmental protection and improvement of Scottish coastal waters by campaigning for sustainable and responsible use of marine resources.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 April 2025 | £498,017 | £400,823 | 6 | 20 January 2026 |
| 30 April 2024 | £497,093 | £398,265 | 6 | 21 January 2025 |
| 30 April 2023 | £479,908 | £363,574 | 6 | 17 January 2024 |
| 30 April 2022 | £498,590 | £236,224 | 6 | 24 January 2023 |
| 30 April 2021 | £103,345 | £66,743 | 6 | 11 January 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
- Achanarnirch, Craignish, Nr Lochgilphead, Argyll
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.seawilding.org
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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