OSCR Scottish charity profile

Canan Alba Ltd

ActiveCharity number SC020457
Registered16 June 1992
Main locationHighland
Legal formCompany (the charity is registered with Companies House)

01 Identity

Scottish charity record

Snapshot 25 August 2026
OSCR charity number
SC020457
Status
Active
Regulatory type
Standard
Designated religious body
No
Geographical spread
More than one local authority area in Scotland
Volunteers
0 volunteers
Staff
0
Postcode
IV44 8RQ

02 Purpose and work

What the charity exists to do

Manage a trading subsidiary ot Sabhal Mòr Ostaig

Charitable purposes

  • the advancement of education
  • the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science

Beneficiaries

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

Activities

  • It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations

Constitutional objectives

The Company's objects are:- (i) This clause shall be interpreted as if it incorporated an over-riding qualification to the effect that in any case in which an activity permitted under this clause is in its nature capable of being carried on for purposes which are not charitable or only partially so as well as for purposes which are wholly charitable (the word 'charitable' having the meaning ascribed to it for the purposes of section 505 of the Income and Corporation Taxes Act 1988, including any statutory amendment or reenactment for the time being in force (which meaning shall be assigned to the word 'charitable' wherever it appears in this memorandum of association) the powers of the company under this clause in respect of the carrying on of such activity shall be deemed to be limited to the carrying on of such activity in such a manner as will not prejudice the charitable status of the company under the statutory provisions referred to above, Subject to that over-riding qualification, the company's objects are:- (a) to advance education particularly in the Gaelic Language. (b) to promote and/or provide training in skills of all kinds. (c) to promote, establish and operate other schemes of a charitable nature. [dl the advancement of citizenship or community development and [el the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science

03 Annual returns

Income and expenditure history

5 periods
Year endIncomeExpenditureStaffReturn received
31 July 2025£0£0016 April 2026
31 July 2024£0£0021 May 2025
31 July 2023£0£002 April 2024
31 July 2022£0£0020 December 2022
31 July 2021£0£0012 May 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
Sabhal Mòr Ostaig , Sleat , Isle of Skye
Website supplied to OSCR
Not supplied
Parent charity
sabhal mor ostaig · SC002578

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05 Provenance

Source for this profile

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