OSCR Scottish charity profile

Fetlar Museum Trust

ActiveCharity number SC023087
Registered1 October 1994
Main locationShetland Islands
Legal formTrust (founding document is a deed of trust) (other than educational endowment)

01 Identity

Scottish charity record

Snapshot 25 August 2026
OSCR charity number
SC023087
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 9DJ

02 Purpose and work

What the charity exists to do

The charity manages the Fetlar Interpetive Centre which is open from May to September each year. It provides historical and current tourist infornation for visitors to Fetlar.

Charitable purposes

  • the advancement of citizenship or community development
  • the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science

Beneficiaries

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

Activities

  • It carries out activities or services itself

Constitutional objectives

The Trustees shall hold the Trust Fund a) for the advancement of the education of the general public, by provision of the Museum comprising the Existing Collection together with such objects, specimens or collections as may from time to time be acquired in accordance with the provisions of this Deed ('the Collection'), in respect of which there will be a strong presumption against the subsequent disposal of any specimen. b) to provide for the protection of the specimens c) to form, establish and support and to aid in the formation, establishment and support of any other charitable companies, institutions, associations, trusts or societies formed for objects similar to the objects set out above.

03 Annual returns

Income and expenditure history

5 periods
Year endIncomeExpenditureStaffReturn received
31 December 2025£18,331£16,37403 July 2026
31 December 2024£19,885£16,05205 August 2025
31 December 2023£11,704£19,422015 October 2024
31 December 2022£21,402£19,584029 September 2023
31 December 2021£5,082£40,568013 September 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
Fetlar Interpretive Centre, Beach of Houbie, Fetlar, Shetland
Website supplied to OSCR
www.fetlar.com
Parent charity
Not supplied

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05 Provenance

Source for this profile

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