Charity Details

ABAN Outdoor LTD

SC051413Registered charity from 19 November 2021

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Former Legal Name ÀBAN Outdoor LTD from 19/11/2021 - 03/04/2023

Charity Information:

Address 30 Grant Street
Inverness

Postcode IV3 8BN

Website www.aban.scot

Regulatory Type Standard

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

Object:

3 The organisation is established for Charitable Purposes only, and in particular, the charitable purposes are: 3.1 To advance education, including the development of character, personal growth and appreciation for the environment, by providing outdoor education, to include the Duke of Edinburgh's Award. 3.2 To advance citizenship, by promoting activities with a general theme of encouraging a sense of adventure and widening the opportunities available to young people to stimulate the social awareness and the provision of such activities to encourage practical service and commitment to the wider community. 3.3 To provide recreational activities to young people, by offering a range of local community based, outdoor activities with the aim of removing as many barriers as possible, addressing disparities & reducing inequality and improving the conditions of life.

Operations:

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

In accordance with our charitable objects, we continue to pursue our vision for a community where: • Healthy outdoor adventures are a normal part of daily life. • Young people lead an active life, better connected to others and to themselves. • Young people enjoy and value their local environment. In order to achieve that vision: • We will stay small and local, serving as a stable and enduring presence in Inverness (whilst welcoming participants from across the Highlands). • We will be a busy outdoor centre connecting young people to nature and adventure. • Whilst staying small, we will operate with the safety, governance and professional standards of larger nationwide organisations.

Charity Status: Active

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

Constitutional Form Date: 19 Nov 2021

Main Operating Location: Highland

Number of Staff: 5

Number of Charity Trustees: 7

Number of Volunteers: 51-100

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: "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 Nov 2022	£91,367	£39,548	20 Dec 2022	Yes
31 Dec 2023	£188,694	£194,318	28 Jun 2024	Yes
31 Dec 2024	£279,501	£262,387	28 Jul 2025	Yes	Published accounts can be found on the Companies House website
31 Dec 2025			No	Annual Information due by 30 Sept 2026	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
Christopher	McCormick
Nichola Isabella	Creighton
John	Rutter
Stephen	Wells
John	Todd
Mark Charles	Evans
Elizabeth	Simco
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