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Adventure Centre For Education (ACE)

Country
Scotland
Charity number
SC041556
Status
Active
Registered
June 11, 2010
Legal form
Company (the charity is registered with Companies House)

Address

Address
Unit 4
Ladywell Avenue
Grangestone Industrial Estate
Girvan
KA26 9PF

Contact

Activities

'It carries out activities or services itself'

'the advancement of education','the advancement of citizenship or community development','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','the advancement of environmental protection or improvement'

To promote a community business that develops and utilises local people’s skills in order to provide a broad range of innovative high quality environmental outdoor experiences in the South West of Scotland. The provision of outdoor environmental programmes and public events for charitable purposes.

Objectives: (1). To provide (or to assist in the provision of) recreational facilities particularly within the Operating Area, and organise (or to assist in the organisation of) recreational activities particularly within the Operating Area, with such facilities/activities being available to members of the public at large and/or those who, by reason of their youth, age, infirmity or disablement, poverty or social and economic circumstances, have need of such facilities with the object of improving their conditions of life. (2). The preservation, restoration and improvement of the environment in and around the Operating Area through the provision, maintenance and/or improvement of public open space, public footpaths and other public amenities and other environmental and townscape regeneration projects, and on the basis that in doing so, the company shall seek wherever appropriate (but subject to appropriate safeguards to ensure that the public benefit so arising clearly outweighs any private benefit thereby conferred on private landowners) to carry out works of reclamation, remediation, restoration and other operations to facilitate the use for those purposes of land whose use has been prevented or restricted because of previous use. (3). The promotion for the public benefit of the preservation (whether wholly or in part) of buildings and other structures of historic and/or environmental significance within the Operating Area. 4). The promotion of health benefits of outdoor environmental education, and with particular reference to increasing mental wellbeing, healthy eating, and social inclusion, family cohesion, and the relief of poverty, by providing opportunities to take part in outdoor environmental programmes. MAXIMUM TEXT LIMIT REACHED, PLEASE CONTACT CHARITY FOR FULL OBJECTS

Areas of operation

Main operating location
South Ayrshire
Geographical spread
More than one local authority area in Scotland

Finances

Period end Income Expenditure Employees
May 31, 2025 £237,668 £158,114 6
May 31, 2024 £187,681 £232,590 6
May 31, 2023 £223,425 £150,733 5
May 31, 2022 £201,892 £206,169 5
May 31, 2021 £213,166 £119,763 4