VENTURE SCOTLAND

Company number SC216291 ·

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Shareholders' funds

£531,861

Balance sheet as at 2023-03-31

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What it does

Venture Scotland was founded in November 1988. Over the years, our volunteers and staff have helped thousands of young people from across Scotland to change their lives around using the outdoors and nature as a focus to promote physical, mental and emotional wellbeing. Our services are generally targeted at young adults who are facing challenges in their lives and are at a point in their lives where they want to change.Our Vision:We believe that every young adult in Scotland should have the opportunity and support to make positive changes in their lives and to their world in order that they can develop the awareness, skills and confidence to maintain and improve their physical, mental and emotional wellbeing, allowing them to lead a happier, healthier and more fulfilled life.And our Mission:To create a sustainable organisation, able to provide outdoor-based, progressive, staged, personal development programmes, for all young adults who want to make positive changes in their lives and i

The company's own description, from its latest filed accounts.

Overview

Company type
PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
Incorporated
2001-03-01
Employees
13 (2023 accounts · was 10 in 2022)
Registered office
Office 1 And 2 4 Norton Park, Edinburgh, Midlothian, EH7 5RS
Postcode
EH7 5RS
Accounts category
Total Exemption Full

Accounts

Last made up to
2025-03-31
Next due by
2026-12-31
Financial year end
31 March

Confirmation statement

Last statement dated
2026-03-01
Next due by
2027-03-15
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Nature of business (SIC)

  • 82990 Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified

Officers 9 current · 46 resigned

Paula ARTHUR Director
Appointed 2026-03-25
Appointed 2024-11-27
Appointed 2023-11-29
Appointed 2023-11-29
Appointed 2021-07-28

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Registered charity

Venture Scotland — charity number SC013901 (Scottish Charity Register)

Registered 1989-04-12 Income £439,171

Source: Scottish Charity Register (OSCR), Open Government Licence v3.0.

Data protection registration

Registered with the ICO as a data protection fee payer — Z719326X (Tier 1), registered since 2011.

Information Commissioner's Office register of fee payers, licensed under the Open Government Licence.

Contact details

Website
http://www.venturescotland.co.uk

Previous registered addresses 1

AddressChanged on
NORTON PARK, 57 ALBION ROAD, EDINBURGH, MIDLOTHIAN, EH7 5QY2013-08-06

Among its peers

Top 25%

by shareholders' funds, of 1,320 similar companies in EH

Among the biggest employers among its local peers (13 staff).

Among the oldest 25% of its local peers, trading since 2001.

Competitors Edinburgh

This company ranks 160 among other business support service activities not elsewhere classified in Edinburgh.

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The class of 2001

29%

of the 5,962 companies in this sector incorporated in 2001 are still active today; 69% have since been dissolved.

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