Scotland Walking Holidays is run by Aspen Outdoors Ltd, a Scottish Company, based in Glasgow, Scotland. Aspen was established in 2016. As well as walking holidays, Aspen provides mountain guiding, navigation courses, bushcraft activities and outdoor learning experiences for young people, like Duke of Edinburgh’s Award expeditions.
Aspen is a small company with five employees, Alastair Ewen, Jen Brooke, Saki Nakamura, Iain Cruwys and Alan Dorward.
Scottish Company Number
Scottish Company Number: SC546890
VAT Registration Number
Our VAT registration number is 403 8271 18
Insurance
Aspen Outdoors Ltd holds insurance for the activities it provides. Its insurance policy is through HISCOX Insurance Company Limited. The insurance cover includes public and products liability insurance (up to £5 million), employers liability insurance (£10 million) and professional indemnity insurance (up to £5 million). If you would like to see a copy of our insurance documents please get in touch.
Package Travel Regulations
As a tour operator we are required to comply with the Package Travel and Linked Arrangements Regulations 2018. This requires us to safeguard any payments made by you for your holiday, in the event of company insolvency. Your pre-payments are protected through a bond with ABTOT. Our membership number is 5498.
Adventure Activities Licence Regulations
The Adventure Activities Licensing Regulations 2004 requires anyone who provides, in return for payment, adventure activities to young people under 18 years to have a licence and abide by its conditions.
Aspen Outdoors Ltd is registered with The Adventure Activities Licensing Authority as a licensed provider of adventure activities because of the provision of trekking. Its provider reference number is: R2381. Our licence document can be seen by clicking on the link below.
R2381 AALA Licence Aspen Outdoors Ltd L88044
Licence details can be confirmed by:
- Referring to the on-line Register of Licence Holders or
- Emailing the Licensing Service on info@aals.org.uk
- Calling the Licensing Service on 029 2075 5715
Outdoor Industry Qualifications and Memberships
Aspen Outdoors Ltd employs outdoor instructors that are competent to deliver its activities. Competence is assessed through qualifications, training and on-going assessment. The qualifications held by staff include:
- International Mountain Leader Award
- Winter Mountain Leader Award
- Mountain Leader Award
- Lowland Leader Award
- Bushcraft Competency Certificate
- First Aid
Instructors meet the continued professional development (CPD) requirements set out by the Mountain Training Association.
Alastair Ewen is also a member of the following professional bodies:
- British Association of International Mountain Leaders
- Mountain Training Association
To see Alastair’s Mountain Training Association profile click here.
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