Charity Details

Scottish Surfing Federation

SC045821Registered charity from 22 July 2015

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Charity Information:

The Name the Charity is Known By The SSF

Address 14 Shore Street
Thurso

Postcode KW14 8BN

Website https://scottishsurfing.scot/

Regulatory Type Standard

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

Object:

3.1.1 to advance education by organising courses in surf coaching, judging and officiating, water safety and lifesaving; 3.1.2 to help save lives by organising water safety and lifesaving courses and educating members on these topics through the Company's website, social media and newsletters; 3.1.3 to support 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 by offering support where possible to the planning of facilities which encourage surfing participation and by organising competitions and events which include surfing activities; 3.1.4 to advance public participation in sport by obtaining surfing equipment for the Company's affiliated surf clubs making surfing more accessible and by promoting the Sport in Scotland through the Company's competitions, events, international team representation, website and social media; 3.1.5 to advance environmental protection or improvement by promoting beach cleans, raising awareness among Scottish surfers and liaising with appropriate bodies to gain adequate protection of beaches and other places of marine recreational interest; and 3.1.6 to carry out any other business which may be advantageously carried on in connection with this article 3.1.

Operations:

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

3.1.1 to advance education by organising courses in surf coaching, judging andofficiating, water safety and lifesaving;3.1.2 to help save lives by organising water safety and lifesaving courses and educatingmembers on these topics through the Company's website, social media andnewsletters;3.1.3 to support the provision of recreational facilities or the organisation of recreationalactivities with the object of improving the conditions of life for the persons forwhom the facilities or activities are primarily intended by offering support wherepossible to the planning of facilities which encourage surfing participation and byorganising competitions and events which include surfing activities;3.1.4 to advance public participation in sport by obtaining surfing equipment for theCompany's affiliated surf clubs making surfing more accessible and by promotingthe Sport in Scotland through the Company's competitions, events, internationalteam representation, website and social media;3.1.5 to

Charity Status: Active

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

Constitutional Form Date: 27 Jan 2017

Previous Constitutional Form: Unincorporated association

Previous Constitutional Form Date: 22 Jul 2015

Main Operating Location: Highland

Number of Staff: 1

Number of Volunteers: 1-50

Purposes: "the advancement of education", "the saving of lives", "the advancement of public participation in sport", "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: "Children or young people", "No specific group, or for the benefit of the community"

Types Of Activity Undertaken: "It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations", "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 2022	£62,289	£45,244	15 Dec 2022	Yes
31 Mar 2023	£98,402	£99,679	15 Jan 2024	Yes
31 Mar 2024	£174,339	£173,925	15 Dec 2024	Yes
31 Mar 2025	£189,957	£186,611	24 Dec 2025	Yes	Published accounts can be found on the Companies House website
31 Mar 2026			No	Annual Information due by 31 Dec 2026
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
India	Hodgson-Ferry
Mark	Boyd
Robert	Arbuthnot
Jason	Simpson
William	Watson
Andrew	Hadden
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