01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC010691
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- Wider, but within one local authority area
- Volunteers
- 0 volunteers
- Staff
- 19
- Postcode
- KW15 1HR
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
Voluntary Action Orkney works to strengthen Orkney’s voluntary and community sector and help individuals and communities to thrive. We support voluntary organisations, community groups and social enterprises with advice, governance, funding, training and organisational development. We promote and support volunteering and help people find opportunities to get involved in their communities. We bring organisations and partners together, share information and evidence, and represent the views and needs of the third sector. We also deliver projects and services that support people, including young people and those facing barriers, and administer grant funding on behalf of partners.
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of citizenship or community development
Beneficiaries
- No specific group, or for the benefit of the community
- Other charities or voluntary bodies
Activities
- It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
The Company's objects are: (a) to advance throughout Orkney, citizenship, community development, rural regeneration and the promotion of civic responsibility through volunteering and the voluntary sector. (b) to advance the effectiveness and efficiency of charities and voluntary organisations throughout Orkney including those that are engaged in advancing education, furthering health and protecting and promoting Orkney's arts and heritage in order to relieve poverty, sickness and distress.
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 | £873,623 | £678,819 | £106,045 | £42,255 | £46,504 | £0 | £1,012,325 | £37,368 | £974,901 | £56 | 19 | 3 September 2026 |
| 31 March 2025 | £817,297 | £709,989 | £0 | £40,370 | £66,938 | £0 | £1,203,267 | £40,118 | £1,163,149 | £0 | 19 | 13 October 2025 |
| 31 March 2024 | £945,513 | £833,222 | £0 | £42,659 | £69,632 | £0 | £962,856 | £34,188 | £928,668 | £0 | 19 | 16 August 2024 |
| 31 March 2023 | £821,396 | £691,139 | £253 | £77,066 | £52,938 | £0 | £1,032,935 | £34,139 | £998,778 | £18 | 19 | 2 October 2023 |
| 31 March 2022 | £1,488,019 | £1,392,759 | £0 | £54,803 | £39,457 | £1,000 | £1,043,771 | £35,000 | £1,008,771 | £0 | 19 | 26 July 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
- 6 Bridge St, Kirkwall, Orkney
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.vaorkney.org.uk
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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