01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC002982
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- A specific local point, community or neighbourhood
- Volunteers
- 1-50 volunteers
- Staff
- 0
- Postcode
- KW15 1LB
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
Curate a collection of vintage and historic wireless equipment with a particular connection to Orkney and operate a small museum in which some of the collection is displayed. The museum is open for six months every year and entry is by donation.
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of education
- the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science
Beneficiaries
- No specific group, or for the benefit of the community
Activities
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
To advance and promote the education of the general public, and in particular the inhabitants of Orkney, without distinction of sex or of political, religious or other opinions, by associating voluntary organisations, local authorities and other bodies of whatever status together with the inhabitants in a common effort to preserve a Museum, called Orkney Wireless Museum.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | £15,244 | £4,441 | 0 | 7 May 2026 |
| 31 December 2024 | £15,703 | £9,084 | 0 | 22 April 2025 |
| 31 December 2023 | £15,797 | £20,936 | 0 | 10 March 2024 |
| 31 December 2022 | £7,914 | £6,569 | 0 | 23 March 2023 |
| 31 December 2021 | £14,110 | £6,237 | 0 | 29 March 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
- Kiln Corner, Junction Road, Kirkwall, Orkney
- Website supplied to OSCR
- Not supplied
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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