01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC033413
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- A specific local point, community or neighbourhood
- Volunteers
- 0 volunteers
- Staff
- 12
- Postcode
- HS3 3DB
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
- to conserve the natural heritage of North Harris for the benefit of the community and the public at large and to promote open public access thereto insofar as this is not detrimental to such conservation. - to promote trade and industry for the benefit of the general public. - to relieve poverty and provide help for the aged, handicapped and infirm and to advance education and other charitable purposes beneficial to the community. - to provide or promote the provision of housing for people in necessitous circumstances and also specially designed or adapted housing as may be required for the elderly, handicapped or disabled. - to develop or promote the development of infrastructure for the benefit of the general public to improve communications throughout North Harris including piers, harbours, roads and bridges.
Charitable purposes
- the prevention or relief of poverty
- the advancement of education
- the advancement of health
- the advancement of citizenship or community development
- the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science
- the advancement of public participation in sport
- 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
- 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
- any other purpose that may reasonably be regarded as analogous to any of the preceding purposes
Beneficiaries
- Children or young people
- Older People
- Other defined groups
- No specific group, or for the benefit of the community
- Other charities or voluntary bodies
Activities
- It makes grants, donations, loans, gifts or pensions to individuals
- It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
1) 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 North Harris for the benefit of the community and the public at large and to promote open public access thereto insofar as this is not detrimental to such conservation. 2) to promote trade and industry for the benefit of the general public. 3) to relieve poverty and provide help for the aged, handicapped and infirm and to advance education and other charitable purposes beneficial to the community. 4) to provide or promote the provision of housing for people in necessitous circumstances and also specially designed or adapted housing as may be required for the elderly, handicapped or disabled. (5) to develop or promote the development of infrastructure for the benefit of the general public to improve communications throughout North Harris including piers, harbours, roads and bridges, provided always that any development of such infrastructure does not relieve the local authority of its statutory obligations.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 October 2025 | £984,129 | £537,235 | 12 | 12 June 2026 |
| 31 October 2024 | £683,656 | £497,625 | 12 | 4 June 2025 |
| 31 October 2023 | £525,676 | £485,885 | 12 | 8 July 2024 |
| 31 October 2022 | £766,126 | £412,604 | 12 | 19 July 2023 |
| 31 October 2021 | £397,699 | £379,666 | 12 | 7 October 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
- Tigh An Urrais, Main Street, Tarbert, Isle of Harris
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.north-harris.org
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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