01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC053024
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- A specific local point, community or neighbourhood
- Volunteers
- 0 volunteers
- Staff
- 0
- Postcode
- KY10 3YQ
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
Our charity is dedicated to marine conservation through the creation of a lobster hatchery in the East Neuk of Fife. We aim to boost local lobster populations by raising lobster larvae in a safe, controlled environment and releasing as many healthy juveniles as possible back into the wild. This helps sustain the marine ecosystem and supports the long-term viability of local fisheries. We work closely with fishermen, volunteers, and the community to collect berried hens, educate the public, and promote stewardship of our coastal waters.
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of education
- the advancement of citizenship or community development
- the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science
- 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
Advance education by carrying out activities that will enhance or support better understanding for the public regarding lobsters, their life cycle, and the environment they live in, by providing educational resources and opportunities to observe lobsters at each stage of their life cycle also create links with educational institutions and local community groups to adopt good citizenship of the marine environment. Advance the fishing heritage of the East Neuk of Fife and the Firth of Forth by increasing the public knowledge of the history and culture of the local fishing community families their methods and traditions. Advance community development and involvement by providing opportunities for members of the public from all age groups within the community to volunteer and assist in fundraising and running the hatchery. Advance marine conservation, environmental protection, and sustainability in the East Neuk of Fife and Firth of Forth by encouraging sustainable fishing of lobsters, but not barring other marine life. By enabling the hatching, rearing, and cultivation of lobster eggs through larval growth to juvenile stages and releasing them, by providing a focal point for assessing and monitoring the relative strength of the Firth of Forth as a fishery by providing a base for such activities.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | £0 | £0 | 0 | Not supplied |
| 31 December 2024 | £2,526 | £300 | 0 | 29 September 2025 |
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
- 22 Peter Howling Place, Anstruther, Fife
- Website supplied to OSCR
- Not supplied
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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