01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC025609
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- A specific local point, community or neighbourhood
- Volunteers
- 1-50 volunteers
- Staff
- 6
- Postcode
- PH42 4RL
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
IEHT was set up to own and manage the Isle of Eigg for the benefit of its residents and to conserve the natural heritage. Houses and farms are leased for long term rent and land has been made available for shared ownership housing to provide more security for residents. Eigg wasn’t connected to the mainland electricity grid so we have installed an island wide, renewable energy system which was a first to combine wind, solar & hydro technologies. This has improved the quality of life here considerably. Various infrastructure projects have provided opportunity for residents to run existing businesses (e.g. Shop & Tearoom) and to start new ones in new well-appointed premises. Management of woodland has included felling areas of Sitka spruce plantation which is processed and sold as firewood. Areas have been re-planted with more suitable native trees and a tree nursery has been created to provide stock from local provenance.
Charitable purposes
- the prevention or relief of poverty
- the advancement of citizenship or community development
- the advancement of environmental protection or improvement
- the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage
Beneficiaries
- No specific group, or for the benefit of the community
Activities
- It makes grants, donations, loans, gifts or pensions to individuals
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
To take all appropriate measures to conserve the natural heritage (being. the flora and fauna, the geological, physiographical and archaeological features, and the natural beauty and amenity) of the. Isle of Eigg for the benefit of the community of the island and the public at large and to promote open public access thereto insofar as this is not detrimental to such conservation.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £350,428 | £274,762 | 6 | 28 February 2026 |
| 31 March 2024 | £222,063 | £222,561 | 6 | 23 December 2024 |
| 31 March 2023 | £243,183 | £140,258 | 6 | 29 December 2023 |
| 31 March 2022 | £116,639 | £109,524 | 6 | 28 December 2022 |
| 31 March 2021 | £214,052 | £146,107 | 6 | 30 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
- An Laimhrig, Isle Of Eigg, Inverness-Shire
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.isleofeigg.org
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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