01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC051070
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- More than one local authority area in Scotland
- Volunteers
- 1-50 volunteers
- Staff
- 2
- Postcode
- EH17 7QN
OSCR note: Previous name , Edinburgh Shoreline Project SCIO from 22/06/2021 to 18/02/2025
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
Raising awareness about Edinburgh's coast and the Firth of Forth in terms of cultural heritage, and important biodiversity designations and threats to and losses regarding these. Our aim is to deliver sustainable change. We undertake this through research, recording, and community engagement events. We use local volunteers for Citizen Science projects. We liaise with relevant organisations such as the City of Edinburgh Councll, have a close working relationship with Heriot Watt University and ongoing collaboration with Universities of Glasgow, Edinburgh and Stirling as well as others. Students use our project for dissertations for mutual benefit.. We are Part of the Coastal Communities Network and the CCTBON Atlantic coastal temperature logging. We are actively engaged in the reintroduction of oysters and seagrass into the Forth, monitoring the decline of the Blue mussel population, sea water quality and creating coastal wildflower meadows.
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
3 The organisation’s main purpose is: to advance the protection and enhancement of the natural and cultural heritage, principally of Edinburgh’s coast and intertidal areas, but also of the Firth of Forth generally. This is undertaken through community engagement and periodic collaboration with other appropriate organisations and charities on targeted projects.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2026 | £0 | £0 | 2 | Not supplied |
| 31 March 2025 | £41,966 | £21,911 | 2 | 12 December 2025 |
| 31 March 2024 | £16,177 | £22,779 | 2 | 27 November 2024 |
| 31 March 2023 | £25,908 | £14,687 | 2 | 20 December 2023 |
| 31 March 2022 | £1,710 | £1,097 | 2 | 21 December 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
- 1 Ellen’s Glen Loan, Edinburgh
- Website supplied to OSCR
- edinburghshoreline.org.uk
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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