The Polar Academy
- Country
- Scotland
- Charity number
- SC044605
- Status
- Active
- Reporting
- Up to date Last filed Dec. 17, 2025. Filing history
- Registered
- Jan. 23, 2014
- Legal form
- SCIO (Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation)
Address
- Address
- 43 Dean Road
Bo'ness
EH51 9BH
Contact
- Website
thepolaracademy.org
Activities
'It carries out activities or services itself'
'the advancement of education','the advancement of health','the advancement of citizenship or community development','the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science'
We work with 13–18-year-olds with mental well-being challenges or lacking self-esteem and confidence. We give them an intensive 1 year physical and mental training programme culminating in a winter sledge hauling expedition in the Arctic, which changes the mindset of the young people as well as their families, schools, communities, and positively impacts the local economy. Our model is built around an 18-month planning schedule for each annual intake of young people where we liaise closely and responsibly with schools, mostly in deprived areas, teachers, parents/ carers, and the community. We provide pastoral care and personal support to every kid and family we work with from when they start the programme, to its completion, and often beyond their adolescence.
Beneficiaries: 'Children or young people','No specific group, or for the benefit of the community'
Objectives: The SCIO is established for charitable purposes only and the SCIO’s principal purpose is for the benefit of the public in Scotland and elsewhere to advance: 5.1 education. 5.2 citizenship and community development. 5.3 science. and 5.4 health by inspiring young adults to achieve their goals and its activities in furtherance of those purposes will include delivering motivational school talks, the provision of training courses, the provision of expeditions to the Polar regions and the creation of a new generation of community role models.
Geography
- Main operating location
- Falkirk
- Geographical spread
- Operations cover all or most of Scotland
Finances
| Period end | Filed | Income | Expenditure | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | Dec. 17, 2025On time | £598,868 | £537,631 | 4 |
| March 31, 2024 | Oct. 3, 2024On time | £496,094 | £460,928 | 3 |
| March 31, 2023 | Dec. 8, 2023On time | £328,079 | £249,499 | 3 |
| March 31, 2022 | Nov. 4, 2022On time | £487,391 | £417,660 | 2 |
| March 31, 2021 | Nov. 30, 2021On time | £306,356 | £193,350 | 3 |
Due dates are 9 months after the year end, OSCR's deadline, so they don't allow for any extension OSCR has granted.