01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC033856
- 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
- KW15 1FP
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
The charity's main activity is the provision of safe berths for local and visiting boats.
Charitable purposes
- the saving of lives
- 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
The objects of the Company are:- (a) the saving of lives and the provision of recreational facilities by (amongst other things):- i. providing safe berthing and associated services for local and visiting boats to Orkney. ii. establishing, promoting, maintaining and managing marinas and related infrastructure services in Orkney for the benefit of the local community and others and to apply for and obtain all necessary licenses or permissions relative thereto. and (b) to promote such similar charitable purposes, objects or institutions in such proportions and manner as the Directors shall think fit. The expressions ‘charitable purpose’ or ‘charitable object’ shall mean a charitable purpose under section 7 of the 2005 Act which is also regarded as a charitable purpose in relation to the application of the Taxes Acts and a ‘charitable institution’ shall mean a charity in terms of the 2005 Act which is also regarded as a charity in relation to the application of the Taxes Acts, or a charity under the law of any other jurisdiction which is also regarded as a charity in relation to the application of the Taxes Acts, provided that nothing in these Articles shall authorise an application of the property of the Company other than in furtherance of a charitable purpose.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | £280,788 | £233,653 | 1 | 9 April 2026 |
| 31 December 2024 | £255,261 | £228,372 | 1 | 1 September 2025 |
| 31 December 2023 | £247,701 | £215,938 | 1 | 10 May 2024 |
| 31 December 2022 | £221,612 | £182,035 | 1 | 13 July 2023 |
| 31 December 2021 | £162,636 | £156,257 | 1 | 30 June 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
- Casa Nuestra, Blackhill Road, Sunnybank, Orkney
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.orkneymarinas.co.uk
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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