01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC000788
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- A specific local point, community or neighbourhood
- Volunteers
- 0 volunteers
- Staff
- 4
- Postcode
- HS3 3BG
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
Harris Voluntary Service (HVS) exists to support, represent and develop the voluntary and community sector on the Isle of Harris. Established in 1964, HVS has a long history of responding to the needs of the local community and helping local organisations, charities, community groups and individuals to work together to improve the quality of life for people living in Harris. The central purpose of HVS is to represent and support the voluntary sector, assist organisations in coming together for common purposes, and enable local people to have access to decision-making processes that affect their community. This means that HVS has an important role not only in delivering projects and practical services, but also in strengthening the wider network of voluntary and community organisations across Harris. HVS is a membership organisation supporting more than 40 community groups, local organisations and charities based in Harris.
Charitable purposes
- the prevention or relief of poverty
- the advancement of education
- the advancement of health
- the advancement of citizenship or community development
- the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science
- the advancement of public participation in sport
- the advancement of environmental protection or improvement
- the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage
- the advancement of animal welfare
Beneficiaries
- Children or young people
- No specific group, or for the benefit of the community
- Other charities or voluntary bodies
Activities
- It makes grants, donations, loans, gifts or pensions to individuals
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
(i) To promote any charitable purpose for the benefit of the inhabitants of the Island of Harris (within Harris) and in particular the advancement of education, the relief of poverty, distress and sickness. the preservation and safeguarding of the physical and mental health of the community through physical recreation (including sports) and education in relation thereto. (ii) To promote and organise co-operation in and the achievement of the above purposes and to that end to bring together Representatives of the Statutory Authorities and voluntary organisations engaged in the furtherance of the above purposes or any of them within the Island of Harris (within Harris). (iii) The provision in the interests of social welfare and for the purposes of improving the conditions of life of the persons for whom the same are primarily intended of facilities for physical recreation (including sports) which shall be available to the public at large, including special facilities for persons who by reason of their youth, age, infirmity or disablement, poverty or social and economic circumstances may have need of special facilities and. (iv) To do all other things as will properly attain the above purposes.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Total income | Donations | Charitable activities income | Trading income | Investment income | Other income | Total expenditure | Raising funds | Charitable activities spending | Other spending | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2026 | £98,097 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £113,826 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 4 | 2 October 2026 |
| 31 March 2025 | £108,187 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £109,501 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 4 | 16 October 2025 |
| 31 March 2024 | £104,150 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £153,778 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 4 | 4 November 2024 |
| 31 March 2023 | £263,252 | £224,955 | £0 | £38,297 | £0 | £0 | £250,211 | £0 | £250,211 | £0 | 4 | 14 December 2023 |
| 31 March 2022 | £158,700 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £130,390 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 4 | 7 December 2022 |
Figures are those reported by the charity and supplied in the OSCR bulk download. Blank facts remain distinct from zero.
04 Contact record
Principal office or trustees address
- Address supplied to OSCR
- Room 12, Old Primary School, West Tarbert, Isle Of Harris
- Website supplied to OSCR
- Not supplied
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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