01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC016969
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- A specific local point, community or neighbourhood
- Volunteers
- 0 volunteers
- Staff
- 0
- Postcode
- ZE2 9JF
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
It exists to provide an electricity supply to the residents and businesses on the Island of Foula, which is not connected to any existing electricity network. The charity provides electricity through its own renewable electricity generation system.
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
The objects for which the Trust is established are to provide facilities in the interest of social welfare for the provision of an electricity supply within the Island of Foula with the object of improving the condition of life for the inhabitants of the said island of Foula and in particular to secure the establishment, maintenance, repair, replacement and management of an electricity generating and supply system and for activities in furtherance of the foregoing objects and the Trustees shall hold the Trust Fund at their sole discretion to make payment out of the income or capital of the Trust Fund for these objects or any of the them or for such purpose or purposes charitable in law solely for the benefit of the said Island of Foula or of the inhabitants of that Island as the Trustees shall from time to time determine
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £314,986 | £91,841 | 0 | 18 December 2025 |
| 31 March 2024 | £127,097 | £68,815 | 0 | 18 December 2024 |
| 31 March 2023 | £72,862 | £79,890 | 0 | 22 December 2023 |
| 31 March 2022 | £104,169 | £61,820 | 0 | 12 December 2022 |
| 31 March 2021 | £163,798 | £48,629 | 0 | 22 December 2021 |
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
- Foula Electricity Trust, C/O CU Marketing Ltd, Westwards, Longhill, 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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