OSCR Scottish charity profile

Bigton Public Hall

Known as Bigton Community Hall Trust

ActiveCharity number SC008633
Registered15 October 1981
Main locationShetland Islands
Legal formTrust (founding document is a deed of trust) (other than educational endowment)

01 Identity

Scottish charity record

Snapshot 4 November 2026
OSCR charity number
SC008633
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
ZE2 9JA
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OSCR note: This charity intends to wind up and transfer its assets and liabilities to Bigton Community Hall SCIO SC053380 which is a SCIO.

02 Purpose and work

What the charity exists to do

Provide a venue for community groups to meet and undertake activities. Provide a venue for delivery of community music and drama events. Provide a venue for community weddings and funerals. Provide a venue for community gatherings and dances. Provide hall teas for the purpose of community gathering. Provide a venue for SMUHA - South Mainland Up Helly Aa. Undertake fundraising events to ensure that the community Hall can continue to provide a venue for community gatherings and activities.

Charitable purposes

  • the advancement of citizenship or community development

Beneficiaries

  • No specific group, or for the benefit of the community

Activities

  • It carries out activities or services itself

Constitutional objectives

For the purposes of physical and mental training and recreation and social, moral and intellectual development through the medium of reading and recreation rooms, library, lectures, classes, recreation or otherwise as may be found expedient of the inhabitants of the District of Bigton in the County of Zetland, without distinction of sex or of political, religious or other opinions subject to the provisions of these presents.

03 Annual returns

Income and expenditure history

5 periods
Year endTotal incomeDonationsCharitable activities incomeTrading incomeInvestment incomeOther incomeTotal expenditureRaising fundsCharitable activities spendingOther spendingStaffReturn received
31 December 2025£198,112£0£0£0£0£0£251,369£0£0£0016 September 2026
31 December 2024£50,258£0£0£0£0£0£37,758£0£0£0014 September 2025
31 December 2023£49,391£0£0£0£0£0£49,454£0£0£0022 September 2024
31 December 2022£25,587£0£0£0£0£0£14,029£0£0£0031 July 2023
31 December 2021£37,142£0£0£0£0£0£24,370£0£0£0028 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
Hiraeth, Bigton, Shetland
Website supplied to OSCR
Not supplied
Parent charity
Not supplied
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05 Provenance

Source for this profile

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