OSCR Scottish charity profile

Shawbost Old School Trust

ActiveCharity number SC032047
Registered1 July 2001
Main locationWestern Isles
Legal formCompany (the charity is registered with Companies House)

01 Identity

Scottish charity record

Snapshot 25 August 2026
OSCR charity number
SC032047
Status
Active
Regulatory type
Standard
Designated religious body
No
Geographical spread
Wider, but within one local authority area
Volunteers
1-50 volunteers
Staff
1
Postcode
HS2 9BQ

02 Purpose and work

What the charity exists to do

The charity is set up to provide a community facility where the community can meet, enjoy social interaction together, develop and strengthen relationships, and share knowledge and experiences. The charity also seeks to support the preservation of our cultural heritage and native language through the work of the Comann Eachdraidh an Taobh Siar and local newspaper which are based in the facility. Furthermore, the charity provides office spaces and facilities for local businesses to operate from, which helps support our local economy.

Charitable purposes

  • the advancement of education
  • the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science
  • 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
  • any other purpose that may reasonably be regarded as analogous to any of the preceding purposes

Beneficiaries

  • Children or young people
  • Older People
  • People with disabilities or health problems
  • Other defined groups
  • Other charities or voluntary bodies

Activities

  • It carries out activities or services itself

Constitutional objectives

To promote the benefit of the inhabitants ofthe West Side of Lewis and its environs without distinction of sex, sexuality, political, religious or other opinions by associating the local statutory authorities, voluntary organisations and inhabitants in a common effort to advance education and to provide facilities, or assist in the provision of facilities, in the interest of social welfare for recreation and other leisure-time occupation so that their conditions of life may be improved.

03 Annual returns

Income and expenditure history

5 periods
Year endIncomeExpenditureStaffReturn received
31 March 2025£17,391£32,698121 March 2026
31 March 2024£10,135£33,468121 December 2024
31 March 2023£21,558£44,442129 December 2023
31 March 2022£19,264£34,450110 December 2022
31 March 2021£16,560£36,072118 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
Ionad Na Seann Sgoil, North Shawbost, Isle of Lewis
Website supplied to OSCR
Not supplied
Parent charity
Not supplied

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05 Provenance

Source for this profile

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