01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC030317
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- A specific local point, community or neighbourhood
- Volunteers
- 1-50 volunteers
- Staff
- 3
- Postcode
- PA61 7YW
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
1. Promoting the wellbeing of the residents of Colonsay and Oronsay. 2. Advancing education amongst the community, particularly among young people and the unemployed. 3. Addressing the issues of social and economic exclusion and providing access to housing, employment and enterprise. 4. Protection and preservation of the natural environment of Colonsay and Oronsay, for the benefit of the local population
Charitable purposes
- the prevention or relief of poverty
- the advancement of education
- the saving of lives
- 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
- Children or young people
- Older People
- No specific group, or for the benefit of the community
- Other charities or voluntary bodies
Activities
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
The company has been formed to benefit the Colonsay Community council area (“the Community”) with the following objects: (1) The advancement of community development (including the advancement of rural regeneration) within the Community. (2) To advance education amongst the community, particularly among young people and the unemployed. (3) To relieve unemployment within the defined area for the public benefit in such ways as may be thought fit, including assistance to find employment. (4) To provide or assist in the provision of housing for people in necessitous circumstances within the defined area. (5) To promote and/or provide training in skills of all kinds, particularly such skills as will assist residents of the defined area in obtaining paid employment. (6) To protect and/or preserve the natural environment of Colonsay and Oransay, for the benefit of the general public. But only to the extent that the above purposes are consistent with furthering the achievement of sustainable development.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 March 2025 | £810,967 | £2,492,069 | 3 | 14 December 2025 |
| 30 March 2024 | £630,988 | £168,579 | 3 | 17 December 2024 |
| 30 March 2023 | £1,740,645 | £154,038 | 3 | 2 March 2024 |
| 30 March 2022 | £1,255,532 | £202,914 | 3 | 8 April 2023 |
| 30 March 2021 | £512,051 | £166,984 | 3 | 3 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
- Service Point, Colonsay Village Hall, Scalasaig, Isle Of Colonsay, Argyll
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.colonsay.org.uk
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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