OSCR Scottish charity profile

Orkney Seal Rescue

ActiveCharity number SC004488
Registered31 May 1989
Main locationOrkney Islands
Legal formUnincorporated association

01 Identity

Scottish charity record

Snapshot 25 August 2026
OSCR charity number
SC004488
Status
Active
Regulatory type
Standard
Designated religious body
No
Geographical spread
Wider, but within one local authority area
Volunteers
1-50 volunteers
Staff
0
Postcode
KW7 2TJ

02 Purpose and work

What the charity exists to do

We rescue and rehabilitate seals from around the waters of Orkney and return them to the wild.

Charitable purposes

  • the advancement of animal welfare

Beneficiaries

  • Other charities or voluntary bodies

Activities

  • It carries out activities or services itself

Constitutional objectives

To relieve the suffering and distress of seals and to study and monitor seal behaviour and population in the interests of the welfare of seals.

03 Annual returns

Income and expenditure history

5 periods
Year endIncomeExpenditureStaffReturn received
31 May 2025£850£5,341016 March 2026
31 May 2024£2,215£6,16602 May 2025
31 May 2023£1,480£8,293023 February 2024
31 May 2022£3,120£10,768025 September 2023
31 May 2021£2,249£11,463025 September 2023

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
Dyke End, South Ronaldsay, 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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