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Beachwatch Bute SCIO

Country
Scotland
Charity number
SC029603
Status
Active
Reporting
Up to date Last filed Nov. 22, 2025. Filing history
Registered
Nov. 22, 1999
Legal form
SCIO (Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation)

Address

Address
C/o Bute Advice Centre
5 King Street
Rothesay
Isle of Bute
Argyll and Bute
Scotland
PA20 0DD

Activities

'It carries out activities or services itself'

'the advancement of education','the advancement of environmental protection or improvement'

The charity is set up to maintain the condition of Bute's Beaches and to assist in educating people about the coastline. We facilitate a self employed contractor to carry out the work and to coordinate volunteer efforts and provide educational information as required. The charity owns a tractor and trailer and pick up truck to remove marine litter from the beaches and convey to local recycling facility. We also have a free beach wheelchair service which allows those with mobility issues to experience our beaches and also participate in volunteer activities. This service is run by volunteers. We organise community beach cleans ,participate in citizen science beach surveys in conjunction with Scottish Island Federation and Marine Conservation Society.

Beneficiaries: 'No specific group, or for the benefit of the community'

Objectives: 4 The organisation’s purposes are: To monitor and report on the condition of all beaches and shoreline walks, co-ordinate the removal of marine litter and to maintain the highest environmental standards around Bute’s coastline. In doing so, we aim to advance the education of the public about the physical heritage, natural habitat and coastline of the Isle of Bute and their management for the benefit of the public and to preserve, enhance and conserve the environmental quality of such coastal heritage.

Geography

Main operating location
Argyll And Bute
Geographical spread
Wider, but within one local authority area

Finances

Period end Filed Income Expenditure Employees
March 31, 2025 Nov. 22, 2025On time £11,384 £18,234 -
March 31, 2024 Nov. 13, 2024On time £24,628 £18,144 -
March 31, 2023 Oct. 19, 2023On time £31,284 £30,806 -
March 31, 2022 Oct. 17, 2022On time £32,238 £30,196 -
March 31, 2021 Nov. 30, 2021On time £7,866 £16,689 1

Due dates are 9 months after the year end, OSCR's deadline, so they don't allow for any extension OSCR has granted.