01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC053895
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- A specific local point, community or neighbourhood
- Volunteers
- 1-50 volunteers
- Staff
- 2
- Postcode
- G84 8QT
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
HSC (SCIO) exists to promote watersports in Helensburgh and the surrounding area. The club is organised such that different threads are managed by assigned teams which include a mix of trustees and volunteers with the skills, experience and training to deliver against that objective. These include: 1. Training: Junior Training runs during May/June and August/September - aimed mainly at the 8 - 15 age group and RYA-accredited 2. Afloat facility provision in the community: ref the Helensburgh Challenger Group (a separate SCIO). HCG a enjoys heavily-discounted associate arrangement, as does the Helensburgh Sea Cadet Unit. 3. Club racing for dinghies and keelboats 4. Community events via support for other clubs as well as direct support for charitable endeavours such as transatlantic rowing. These activities are more fully addressed in the Trustees Report uploaded separately.
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of public participation in sport
- 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
Beneficiaries
- No specific group, or for the benefit of the community
Activities
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
The organisation’s purposes are the advancement of public participation in sport and the provision of recreational facilities, and the organisation of recreational activities. and in furtherance of this: a) the encouragement of amateur water-based activities, consistent with the current remit of the Royal Yachting Association (though excluding powered craft other than rescue boats), in the waters adjacent to Helensburgh, b) the association of persons interested in these activities, and c) the maintenance of a clubhouse for the furtherance of such association and objects.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 February 2026 | £103,712 | £87,761 | 2 | 21 May 2026 |
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
- HSC Clubhouse, Rhu Road Lower, Helensburgh, Argyll & Bute
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.helensburghsailingclub.co.uk
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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