Charity Details

Venture Scotland

SC013901Registered charity from 12 April 1989

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Charity Information:

Address Offices 1 & 2
4 Norton Park
Edinburgh

Postcode EH7 5RS

Website www.venturescotland.org.uk

Regulatory Type Standard

Link to Companies House https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/

Object:

The Company has been formed to benefit the community of people resident in Scotland (the "Community"), with the following purposes (the "Purposes"): 4.1 To advance the education of young people (and, in the circumstances envisaged by subsection 4.2 below, any other people) by the participation in outdoor events and activities and conservation work and activities thereby assisting in their personal development; 4.2 To engage with programmes and initiatives with other organisations where the beneficiaries of such programmes/initiatives include older people, provided that in such cases the beneficiaries also include a minimum proportion of young people determined by the Board of Directors on a case by case basis; and 4.3 to advance the provision of educational opportunities in the Community, increasing awareness of the environment, culture, heritage and/or history.

Operations:

What the charity is set up to do and how it does this:

Every year, our team engage with up to 100 marginalised young people (YP) aged 16-30. They live in areas of social deprivation where poverty, health inequality, unemployment, crime and alcohol/substance misuse problems are most prevalent. Using Scotland’s natural environments and person-centred practice, we deliver 5 months of powerful and progressive personal development through our Challenge Yourself, Discover Yourself and Next Steps programmes. We provide YP with the tools and strategies to navigate the ups and downs of life and improve their physical, mental and emotional wellbeing. Venture Scotland’s team understand the challenges facing YP in Scotland. We meet YP where they are and purposefully take a staged approach in every aspect of our programme to support them in the most tailored way possible. Our programmes follow a ‘challenge by choice’ approach, building trust through respect for their decisions, creating space for them to feel safe, seen, and truly themselves.

Charity Status: Active

Constitutional Form: Company (the charity is registered with Companies House)

Constitutional Form Date: 12 Apr 1989

Main Operating Location: City of Edinburgh

Number of Staff: 10

Number of Volunteers: 1-50

Purposes: "the advancement of education"

Beneficiaries: "Children or young people", "People with disabilities or health problems"

Types Of Activity Undertaken: "It carries out activities or services itself"

Annual Submissions:

Year End	Income	Expenditure	Annual Return Received	Accounts Received	Latest Annual Reports and Accounts
31 Mar 2021	£506,279	£370,255	03 Dec 2021	Yes
31 Mar 2022	£656,078	£499,521	17 Jan 2023	Yes
31 Mar 2023	£653,692	£638,229	19 Dec 2023	Yes
31 Mar 2024	£638,677	£752,238	22 Oct 2024	Yes
31 Mar 2025	£439,171	£607,253	04 Nov 2025	Yes	Published accounts can be found on the Companies House website
If an annual return has been received on time (within nine months of the Year End Date), the 'Annual Return Received' box is green . If an annual return is late, the box is red .

Income and Expenditure:

Charity Trustees:

First Name	Last Name
Ailsa	Falconer
Charles	Ross-Stewart
James	Cran
Frances	Mullan
Jordan	McCrae
Rebecca	Little
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