OSCR Scottish charity profile

South Uist Estates Charitable Trust

ActiveCharity number SC031740
Registered22 May 2001
Main locationScottish Borders
Legal formCompany (the charity is registered with Companies House)

01 Identity

Scottish charity record

Snapshot 25 August 2026
OSCR charity number
SC031740
Status
Active
Regulatory type
Standard
Designated religious body
No
Geographical spread
Wider, but within one local authority area
Volunteers
1-50 volunteers
Staff
0
Postcode
NE44 6JB

02 Purpose and work

What the charity exists to do

The trust is held for charitable purposes and in particular for relieving poverty, advancing education and benefiting the communities of South Uist, Eriksay and Benbecula.

Charitable purposes

  • the prevention or relief of poverty
  • the advancement of education
  • the advancement of citizenship or community development

Beneficiaries

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

Activities

  • It does none of these

Constitutional objectives

To relieve poverty, advance education and do all such other things that may benefit the communities of South Uist, Eriskay and Benbecula provided all such things are charitable in law under Sections 505 and 506 of the Income and Corporation Taxes Act 1988.

03 Annual returns

Income and expenditure history

5 periods
Year endIncomeExpenditureStaffReturn received
31 December 2024£420£2,901011 September 2025
31 December 2023£494£1,16404 July 2024
31 December 2022£244£1,056031 August 2023
31 December 2021£35£1,862023 September 2022
31 December 2020£170£2,14309 September 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
Helister House, Riding Mill, Northumberland
Website supplied to OSCR
Not supplied
Parent charity
Not supplied

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05 Provenance

Source for this profile

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