01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC024277
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- Scotland and other parts of the UK
- Volunteers
- 1-50 volunteers
- Staff
- 0
- Postcode
- PH15 2NJ
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
Preserve the Eriskay Pony breed in a genetically robust manner. The Eriskay Pony is culturally significant to the crofting history of the Western Isles. It is also highly genetically distinct and carries rare genetic markers making it important in the wider equine world. The societh encourages and supports breeders to maximise the number of foals born whilst maaintaining the genetic integrity of the breed. The society uses sophisticated genetic analysis tools to identify the value of every potential genetic match and this is used to drive the support given to breeders.
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of environmental protection or improvement
Beneficiaries
- Children or young people
Activities
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
The objects for which the Society is established are to maintain unimpaired the purity of the breed of Eriskay Ponies and to promote the breeding of these Ponies in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland or elsewhere.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2024 | £15,921 | £11,562 | 0 | 8 August 2025 |
| 31 December 2023 | £23,044 | £33,424 | 0 | 4 September 2024 |
| 31 December 2022 | £23,044 | £17,016 | 0 | 17 October 2023 |
| 31 December 2021 | £17,016 | £4,472 | 0 | 4 October 2022 |
| 31 December 2020 | £11,460 | £10,788 | 0 | 27 October 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
- Wester Invervar, Glenlyon, Aberfeldy, Perthshire
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.eriskaypony.org
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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