Charity Details

Argyll and the Isles Coast and Countryside Trust

SC044733Registered charity from 12 March 2014

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Charity Information:

Address ACT
Argyll Countryside Trust
Kilmory Castle
Kilmory Industrial Estate
Argyll

Postcode PA31 8RT

Website www.act-now.org.uk

Regulatory Type Standard

Object:

4. The SCIO’s purposes are to benefit the community of Argyll and Bute, which comprises the local authority area of Argyll and Bute (the “Community”), with the following objects: 4.1 to advance environmental protection and/or improvement, in particular through the maintenance, management, promotion and enhancement of the natural environment (including landscape, wildlife and the marine environment, and including measures to promote biodiversity) in countryside and coastal areas within the Community, and through encouraging investment in the Community’s natural capital; 4.2 to advance education, primarily within the Community, in particular (a) through encouraging, facilitating and promoting informed and responsible public access to countryside and coastal areas within the Community (and including the provision of interpretive centres, signage and other methods of conveying information), (b) increasing the level of knowledge and understanding of environmental issues (including principles of best practice) among local communities and public, private and third sector bodies, and (c) conducting, arranging and/or participating in research projects within the environmental field where the results of such research are to be made available to the public; 4.3 to provide recreational facilities with the aim of encouraging public participation in outdoor leisure activities within countryside and coastal areas within the Community and improving the conditions of life for the persons for whom the facilities or activities are primarily intended, particularly within the Community; 4.4 to advance heritage, and in particular to promote the conservation of buildings and other features of architectural and/or historical interest within the Community; 4.5 to relieve unemployment and promote volunteering within the Community, and in particular through projects and initiatives connected with the delivery of the objectives set out above which provide opportunities for volunteer support, training and/or work experience; and 4.6 to promote the voluntary sector within the Community, and particularly through the delivery of advice and support to, and/or joint working with, organisations which are pursuing aims similar to one or more of the objectives set out above.

Operations:

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

Our Vision: To secure a robust future for Argyll’s natural environment to benefit our communities and our economy through our four strategic goals. Our Strategic Goals: 1. Nature To use our expertise to identify, restore, reconnect and enhance areas of high nature value, at landscape scale. 2. People and Communities To provide opportunities for nature based learning and skills development . 3. Positive Economic Impact To facilitate investment into Argyll’s natural capital. 4. Trusted Organisation To lead by example by being an accessible, accountable organisation.

Charity Status: Active

Constitutional Form: SCIO (Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation)

Constitutional Form Date: 12 Mar 2014

Main Operating Location: Argyll And Bute

Number of Staff: 34

Number of Volunteers: over 250

Purposes: "the prevention or relief of poverty", "the advancement of education", "the advancement of citizenship or community development", "the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science", "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"

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

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
01 Apr 2021	£557,488	£446,402	09 Feb 2022	Yes
01 Apr 2022	£907,600	£772,658	10 Mar 2023	Yes
01 Apr 2023	£715,949	£737,734	18 Dec 2023	Yes
01 Apr 2024	£672,930	£819,614	19 Dec 2024	Yes
01 Apr 2025	£1,509,326	£1,328,868	08 Dec 2025	Yes	Visit Charity's 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:

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