OSCR Scottish charity profile

Birsay Community Association

ActiveCharity number SC028453
Registered16 December 1998
Main locationOrkney Islands
Legal formCompany (the charity is registered with Companies House)

01 Identity

Scottish charity record

Snapshot 25 August 2026
OSCR charity number
SC028453
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
KW17 2NB

02 Purpose and work

What the charity exists to do

We are an association which manages a community hall for the benefit of the community.

Charitable purposes

  • the advancement of education
  • the advancement of health
  • the provision of recreational facilities, or the organisation of recreational activities, with the object of improving the conditions of life for the persons for whom the facilities or activities are primarily intended

Beneficiaries

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

Activities

  • It carries out activities or services itself

Constitutional objectives

a) to provide, in the interests of social welfare, facilities within the parish of Birsay, Orkney, for recreation and other leisure time activities available to the public at large. b) to advance education and promote the wellbeing and physical health of the residents of Birsay.

03 Annual returns

Income and expenditure history

5 periods
Year endIncomeExpenditureStaffReturn received
30 September 2025£39,981£49,199016 February 2026
30 September 2024£41,713£59,13903 December 2024
30 September 2023£76,226£96,072024 November 2023
30 September 2022£32,473£29,310010 January 2023
30 September 2021£5,829£38,774010 January 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
Iona, Birsay, Orkney
Website supplied to OSCR
Not supplied
Parent charity
Not supplied

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05 Provenance

Source for this profile

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