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Gosford Bay Outdoors SCIO

SC050941Registered charity from 28 April 2021
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Charity Information:
Address Towford Outdoors Centre
Towford
By Upper Hindhope
Postcode TD86NH
Website www.gosfordbayoutdoors.scot
Regulatory Type Standard
Object:
The organisation’s purposes are: • The advancement of citizenship and community development, • The provision of recreational facilities, or the organisation of recreational activities, with the object of improving the conditions of life of the persons for whom the facilities or activities are primarily intended, • And the advancement of education. In furtherance of these purposes, the organisation will carry out the following activities: 4.1 Redevelopment & running of the old Towford School Outdoor Centre and grounds, nr Jedburgh. 4.2 Providing a facility which can be used by groups to promote any of the following: culture, heritage, environment, leisure, recreation, sport, health, wellbeing, education and the local economy. 4.3 Encouraging young people to access, learn about, and take part in activities in a rural setting, with a focus on individuals and groups who would not normally be able access rural areas. 4.4 Responsible regeneration and maintenance of grounds for the benefit of local wildlife. 4.5 Operation of a UK Navigator Unit to – 4.5.1 Develop resources and deliver outdoor recreational activities, for the benefit of children and young persons and the communities in which they live. Encouraging their physical, mental and spiritual development so they may take a constructive place in society. 4.5.2 Provide a framework to allow young people to take an active role in the management of Towford outdoor centre and other outdoor resources.
Operations:
What the charity is set up to do and how it does this:
Renovation and maintenance of an outdoors centre and it's grounds. Provision of activities for children and young people. (Mostly doing the first sentence, but also camps and other outdoor-related activities.)
Charity Status: Active
Constitutional Form: SCIO (Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation)
Constitutional Form Date: 28 Apr 2021
Main Operating Location: East Lothian
Number of Staff: 0
Number of Volunteers: 1-50
Purposes: "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"
Beneficiaries: "Children or young people", "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
30 Apr 2022 £1,000 £624 17 Jan 2023 Yes
30 Apr 2023 £1,582 £910 12 Jan 2024 Yes
30 Apr 2024 £4,975 £3,794 26 Nov 2024 Yes
30 Apr 2025 £487 £1,150 23 Mar 2026 Yes Download
30 Apr 2026 No Annual Information due by 31 Jan 2027
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
Paul Ince
Paul Brown
Lewis Stuart
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