01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC017286
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- Wider, but within one local authority area
- Volunteers
- 1-50 volunteers
- Staff
- 19
- Postcode
- ZE1 0JP
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
A single point of access for support for the third/voluntary sector.. Our vision is to be a strong, sustainable and valued asset for Shetland, playing a leading role in championing and supporting community needs. Our mission is to Support, Represent and Develop Community Action in Shetland.
Charitable purposes
- the prevention or relief of poverty
- the advancement of education
- the advancement of health
- the advancement of citizenship or community development
- the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science
- any other purpose that may reasonably be regarded as analogous to any of the preceding purposes
Beneficiaries
- Children or young people
- Older People
- People with disabilities or health problems
- No specific group, or for the benefit of the community
- Other charities or voluntary bodies
Activities
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
The company's objectives are:- (a) To promote any charitable purposes for the benefit of the inhabitants of Shetland and in particular the advancement of education, and furtherance of health and the relief of poverty, distress and sickness. (b)To promote and organise co-operation in the achievement of the above purposes and to that end bring together in Council representatives of the statutory authorities and voluntary organisations engaged in the furtherance of the above purposes or any of them within Shetland. (c)To do all other things as will properly attain the above purposes.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2026 | £0 | £0 | 19 | Not supplied |
| 31 March 2025 | £844,228 | £1,029,840 | 19 | 7 September 2025 |
| 31 March 2024 | £1,019,554 | £1,268,399 | 19 | 22 August 2024 |
| 31 March 2023 | £1,388,632 | £1,171,516 | 19 | 3 July 2023 |
| 31 March 2022 | £1,002,858 | £1,083,488 | 19 | 5 August 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
- Market House, 14 Market Street, Lerwick, Shetland
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.va-shetland.org.uk
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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