01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC050823
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- Wider, but within one local authority area
- Volunteers
- 1-50 volunteers
- Staff
- 0
- Postcode
- PA30 8ES
OSCR note: This charity has been established to replace Argyll Bird Club SC008782. SC008782 - Argyll Bird Club has wound up and transferred its assets to SC050823 - Argyll Bird Club SCIO which is a SCIO Former legal name: Argyll Bird Club SCIO from 09/03/2021 - 26/-5/2022
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
Our purposes are achieved mainly through a comprehensive programme of activities, publications and a strong social media presence. Publications produced by the Club include a quarterly Newsletter for members and the club also publishes the Argyll Bird Report in PDF format each year which includes the Systematic List for the year with colour photographs of many of the rare and not so rare birds that live in or visit Argyll. Financial assistance has also been provided to help individuals publish their own research on birds found in specific areas, one example being the grant of £1,000 to the author Peter Roberts towards the printing costs for his forthcoming book ‘The Birds of Islay & Jura’. The club are able to purchase and lend equipment to individual members and local groups who are engaged in activities that align with our objectives.
Charitable purposes
- 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
4 The organisation’s purposes are: 4.1 To promote interest in, and conservation of, the birds of Argyll and their habitats. 4.2 To carry on any other activities which further those purposes. 4.3 To advance environmental protection or improvement including preservation, and conservation of the natural environment, the promotion of sustainable development, the maintenance, improvement or provision of environmental amenities for the community and/or the preservation of buildings or sites of architectural, historic, ornithological or other importance to the community.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 September 2025 | £5,977 | £4,783 | 0 | 30 November 2025 |
| 30 September 2024 | £4,437 | £3,707 | 0 | 17 November 2024 |
| 30 September 2023 | £3,711 | £1,985 | 0 | 3 December 2023 |
| 30 September 2022 | £1,391 | £1,674 | 0 | 29 March 2023 |
| 30 September 2021 | £0 | £0 | 0 | 4 March 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
- Beech Hill, Inverneill, Ardrishaig, Lochgilphead, Argyll
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.argyllbirdclub.org
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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